#OnThisDay in 1839, Highgate Cemetery, one of London's 'Magnificent Seven' was dedicated.

Discover more about the history of Britain's beautiful Victorian cemeteries with our guide 🪦

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'The loss of the 19th-century census returns for Ireland is not a cause for despair, but for additional and focused sleuthing.' Genealogist Nicola Morris explains how to use census records and substitutes to trace your Irish ancestors 🇮🇪

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“Nine-year-old James’ guardians attached a label to him and put him on a one-way train journey alone.”

Jan Marshall explains how she discovered the tragic childhood of her relative's long-lost half-brother:

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'George was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for voluntarily rescuing wounded men under heavy fire'.

Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine reader David Stokes discovered an astonishing story of bravery when he traced a relative who served in WW1:

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Did you know you can search historic online census records by address, and discover who used to live in your house? Find out how with our guide:

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Did you know that you can trace ancestors who fought in the Napoleonic Wars on free online databases? Find out more with our guide:

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'Annie Zilpah and her daughters were all strong women.'

Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine reader Victor Nutt discovered how his grandmother and her mother endured hardship and tragedy - and traced his grandmother's missing half-sister:

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Did you know that before the introduction of Greenwich Mean Time in the UK, British towns had different times, by as much as ten minutes? Discover the sometimes controversial spread of standard time in Britain ⏲️

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Did you know that millions of major family history records on Ancestry don't have a paywall? From First World War medals to slave registers, we pick the most important record collections that you can access for free:

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'My ancestor emigrated from Orkney to New Zealand - a century later, I made the journey in reverse', says Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine reader Bo Harris:

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine reader William Cumming explains how his family have had brushes with generations of maritime disasters - including the 1919 Iolaire sinking at #Stornoway in which over 200 men drowned:

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'David was unaware at this point of why he had been chosen for such a posting.' Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine reader Linda Collard explains why her father's carpentry skills were crucial to Allied surveillance in the Far East in WW2...

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Findmypast has added over 280,000 Coventry family history records, including cemetery records, newspaper pages and Blitz records:

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We explain how you can turn your family tree into a shareable file with GEDCOM:

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Electoral registers - or lists of eligible voters - make a great substitute for census records for discovering where your ancestors lived. We explain more with our guide:

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Do you have any illegitimate children in your family tree? Here's how to find out more about one of the most common family secrets:

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Did someone in your family tree end up in the workhouse? Here's how to uncover their story:

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Do you have family from #Jamaica ? Here's where to start with tracing your family history on the island 🇯🇲

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Do you have a Boy Scout in your family tree? Writer and Scout leader Nina Hoole looks at how the Scouting movement was founded - and the role it played in the First and Second World Wars:

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Did your ancestor end up living in an almshouse? We look at the history of one of the UK's earliest forms of social welfare:

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