Family ancestry

Family ancestry

Systematic research and trace of past events relating families and their history.

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Family ancestry

Illegitimate

Genealogy; Family ancestry

Born of parents not married to each other.

The study of family ancestry as part of a group, or cluster, of relatives, friends and neighbours and associates. The cluster approach can help find (or confirm) details that might be missed by only ...

Stepbrother

Genealogy; Family ancestry

A person's stepparent's son by a former marriage.

Bond

Genealogy; Family ancestry

A contract to carry out specific duties, which if not performed satisfactorily, a penalty may be paid.

Stepdaughter

Genealogy; Family ancestry

A person's stepparent's daughter by a former marriage.

Ahnentafal

Genealogy; Family ancestry

A numbering system used to identify each individual in a family tree. The formula states that an individual's father is twice that individual's number, and that an individual's mother is twice that ...