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Scottish ancestry. A Shetland homeworker spinning together two cords of wool, c.1910

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How to research Scottish ancestry

A wedding party in Hellidon, Northamptonshire, c1896-c1920 marriage registers

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Where to find marriage registers in the UK

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

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British Army court martial records

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FreeREG: What it is, and how to search it

NLS maps website

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The NLS maps website: How to use it

A crowd of children waving union jacks as Queen Mary, wife of King George V, visits Brixton in south London to open the new Lambeth Town Hall, 14th October 1938 DNA ethnicity

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An engraving depicting the exterior of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. Dated 19th century.

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How to find hospital and asylum records

A tithe proctor visits a family in Ireland to fill in a tithe applotment book, 1830s

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Tithe applotment books: Our guide to finding your Irish ancestors’ land

DNA family history

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RootsMagic 8 family history software

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Illegitimate child

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How to find the father of an illegitimate child

Women having their dinner at a workhouse in St Pancras, London, c. 1900. Workhouse records

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How to start a family tree

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