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History is fascinating and the history of one's own family, one's personal heritage, is even more so. Genealogy is all about finding out who your ancestors were and how they lived - and you never know, maybe seven generations down, you'll find some nobility or a common ancestor with a famous person. Learn the basics here or test your knowledge, just as you like.
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1 UK Genealogy
Here is a first genealogy quiz for you all to try. Good luck!
Easy
10 Q
debbi2k
Jun 07 07
1230 plays
2 Genealogy Part 2
Here's the second genealogy quiz.
Tough
10 Q
debbi2k
Jun 29 07
900 plays
3 German Roots
If you were searching for your ancestors in Germany, these words would be helpful to know.
Average
10 Q
catamount
Nov 12 08
627 plays
4 English Family History VI: Wills
The Last Will & Testament of an ancestor is probably the most fascinating and informative source document you can discover. Here are some questions to test your knowledge of this subject.
Tough
10 Q
DaveJacobs
Mar 03 06
408 plays
5 English Family History III: Parish Registers 1
The Church of England parish is the smallest unit of local government in England and has a parish church, whose registers are extremely useful in family history.
Tough
10 Q
DaveJacobs
Feb 27 06
246 plays
6 English Family History II: The Censuses
The censuses of England and Wales are a fruitful source of information about your family, as well as containing many clues that will help you get further back in time. Original hand-written returns are the primary source; transcriptions are also found.
Average
10 Q
DaveJacobs
Feb 22 06
312 plays
7 English Family History I: Civil Registration
For people who have English ancestry, do you know how to go about researching your family?
Average
10 Q
DaveJacobs
Feb 17 06
390 plays
8 English Family History IV: Parish Registers 2
The Church of England parish is the smallest unit of local government in England and has a parish church, whose registers are extremely useful in family history.
Difficult
10 Q
DaveJacobs
Mar 01 06
258 plays
9 English Family History V: other sources
Apart from the main sources (censuses, civil registration and parish registers) there are a lot of other sources that may tell you things about your ancestors.
Average
10 Q
DaveJacobs
Mar 01 06
294 plays
10 Know Your Genealogy Record Sources
Finding your ancestors and their story, which is part of the fabric of your life, involves searching a myriad of records. Each question in this quiz will mention records you might search to identify pieces of your genealogical puzzle.
Difficult
10 Q
CliftonClowers
Sep 16 10
189 plays
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Last Updated Oct 12 12 5:49 PM

Some sample questions from this category:

* What was the most common occupation seen for men in the early Victorian censuses?
* What is NOT a kind of information for which parish registers were created?
* One good place to start is to get your parents' marriage certificate. If you don't have a copy and need to get one, the GRO indexes are the place to look. What does GRO stand for?
* I find my great grandfather aged 6 in the 1881 census. (Ahh!) Assuming this age was given accurately, what is the most likely year of his birth?
* If a person who had already made a will wanted to make a change to it, this was done by attaching a what?


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