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Suffragettes avoided being included in the 1911 Census by sleeping in unoccupied houses

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When was the 1911 census taken?

Holidaymakers queue for an open-top bus, 1921 census

The 1921 census – everything you need to know!

FreeREG

FreeREG: What it is, and how to search it

NLS maps website

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The NLS maps website: How to use it

Switchboard operators, c. 1918 genealogy forums

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What are the best UK genealogy forums?

RAF records

RAF records: How do I find WW2 RAF service records?

Hawker Hurricanes flying in formation during the Battle of Britain in 1940 Battle of Britain pilots

Battle of Britain pilots: How many pilots were killed, are any still alive and how can you trace them?

A party of child migrants about to leave for Canada, 1929

Overseas ancestry

What is child migration?

Old school records

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How to get old school records online in the UK

The Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens in the early 18th century

What were the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens?

Passengers play games on board ship, 1936 passenger lists

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How to find passenger lists for ships

A head of household in Scotland filling in the schedule for the 1861 census

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What UK census records are available?

Nonconformist Quakers 1839

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Nonconformist family history: The best websites

Nurses at the Sir William Hospital treat shell shock victims during the First World War with experimental medical equipment

What is shell shock?

STR and SNP DNA

What is STR and SNP DNA?