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    Discover your roots

    Uncovering your family history has never been more popular, although sometimes it can be hard to know just where to start.

    The Dining Room, viewed from the Oak Lobby, at Tyntesfield, Somerset
    © NTPL / Steve Stephens

    To help you out with getting started, we have put together some ways to help you find out more:

    Discover the roots of your name by using our surname profiler - from Adams to Zimmerman our name map will show you where the biggest concentration of those with your surname lived in 1891....and whether they were still there in 1998.

    Download some top tips from the family history experts like looking at old newspapers for records of births, marriages and deaths, to help you get on your way to researching your family history.

    Name your ancestors - how many of your Great-Great Grandparents can you name? Use this chart to note down their details.

     
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