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1921 census form

When will the 1921 census be available?

Cate Blanchett Cornish surnames

Cornish surnames: How to tell if you have Cornish ancestry

Trace your house history like David Olusoga on A House Through Time

House history: The best websites for tracing the history of your house

A lesson on 'Hitlerism and democracy' at Cheadle High School, 1939. Genealogy courses.

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Ruins of Mirtle Bank Hotel after the earthquake Jamaican ancestry

Overseas ancestry

Jamaican ancestry: How to find Jamaican family history records

First World War soldiers at the Battle of Ypres, 1917 First World War records

How to find First World War records

Child survivors of the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz

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Sorting in the General Post Office 1849 Transcription Tuesday

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FamilySearch parish register transcription

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Children at the Coram Foundling Hospital

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Scottish criminal records. Four thieves and pickpockets in police custody in Glasgow, circa 1865. From left to right, James Martin Lindsay, James Brown Cummings, Peter Hasson and John McRae.

Scottish ancestry: How to find Scottish criminal records

Victorian family 1893 Victorian photographs

How to date Victorian and Edwardian photographs

22nd October 1937: Merchant Navy Cadets learning how to use a sextant at University College, Southampton. How to find Merchant Navy records

How to find Merchant Navy records

14th October 1932: Members of a children's games club for under-sevens playing 'blind man's bluff' in Hyde Park, London. DNA testing can be used to find your distant relatives

How to use a DNA test to find your distant relatives

Terry Jones has a common North Welsh surname

The top 10 North Welsh surnames