Family ancestry

Family ancestry

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

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coroners inquest

Genealogy; Family ancestry

A legal inquiry, or inquest by a coroner, to determine the cause of a sudden or violent death.

beneficiary

Genealogy; Family ancestry

The person designated to receive the income of a trust estate.

birth certificate

Genealogy; Family ancestry

A formal document normally issued by a government body responsible for the registration of vital statistics within a particular jurisdiction.

family group report

Genealogy; Family ancestry

A form which contains genealogical information about a nuclear family - a husband, a wife, and their children. It usually includes the dates and places of birth, marriage and death.

spouse

Genealogy; Family ancestry

A partner in marriage; one's husband or wife.

cemetery record

Genealogy; Family ancestry

An account of the names and death dates of those buried within a cemetery.

A religious tradition by which engaged couples had to announce their intention to marry. This announcement allowed anyone in the congregation to voice their protest. The marriage banns normally took ...