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Imperial toast between Wilhelm and Franz Joseph royal ancestry

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Royal ancestry: How to tell if you’re descended from royalty

FamilySearch free genealogy websites

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A line of children at the Alexandra Orphanage on Haverstock Hill, North London, April 1932. Adoption records

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How to find adoption records in the UK

1603, An English blacksmith using an anvil in a forge. The surname Smith comes from the occupation of blacksmith

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Irish ancestry. Farmers in Glenshesk, County Atrim, c. 1900

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FamilySearch have released the latest version of GEDCOM, their family history file-sharing format

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Cousin relationships

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

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

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

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Highgate Cemetery stone angel death records

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DNA family history

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Illegitimate child

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How to find the father of an illegitimate child