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Kilbirnie Kirk, Ayr, c.1700. Kirk session

Kirk session records: What are they and what can they tell family historians?

Old photographs

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A funeral in Florence, c. 1945 Italian ancestry

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A governess and her charges

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Debbie Kennett conducted a one-name study into the surname Cruwys

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DNA family history

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1921 census Scotland

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Post Office records

Post Office records: How to find Post Office employee records

How to view Ancestry records for free

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How to view Ancestry records for free

Gypsy children, circa 1930

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'Scotland for Ever'; the charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo, 18 June 1815, Napoleonic Wars

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British actor Alec Guinness (1914 - 2000) with his fiance Merula Salaman 19th May 1938. They met while both working for John Gielgud's stage company at the Queen's Theatre in London. 1939 Register

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MyHeritage In Color black and white photo of three little girls colourised

MyHeritage In Color: How to colourise black and white photos

How old is my house a London terrace

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