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Family ancestry
Systematic research and trace of past events relating families and their history.
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Directory
Genealogy; Family ancestry
A book listing the names, addresses, occupations etc. , of a specific group of people; types include - city, telephone, county, regional, professional, religious, post office, street, ethnic, and ...
Marriage record
Genealogy; Family ancestry
A formal document normally kept by a church of marriages conducted within their congregation. Besides the names of the individuals being married, it may also contain their ages, occupation and ...
Ancestor
Genealogy; Family ancestry
Any person from whom one is descended, especially one earlier in a family line than a grandparent; forefather; forebear.
Descendant
Genealogy; Family ancestry
A person who is an offspring, however remote, of a certain ancestor or family.
Collateral ancestor
Genealogy; Family ancestry
An ancestor not in the direct line of ascent, but of the same ancestral family.
Accredited genealogist (AG)
Genealogy; Family ancestry
The International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists, internationally recognised as ICAPGenSM, administers the Accreditation Program. The Accreditation programme was ...
Sine prole
Genealogy; Family ancestry
Without offspring, sometimes seen as D. S. P. - died sine prole.
