September 2013 - Genes News
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- In the future we hope to have guest bloggers that will be able to give you tips and advice as to how to trace your family history.
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WW1 girls just wanted to have fun
Published in Genes News on 30 Sep 2013 08:36
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With their men away fighting on the front line women of Britain enjoyed a new found freedom during WW1 and filled public houses, causing moral outrage and calls for the Government to keep them at home, researchers have found.
Downton Abbey - Dame Maggie Smith's ancestors also had domestic help
Published in Genes News on 23 Sep 2013 12:24
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With the much anticipated fourth series of Downton Abbey starting last night, we’ve delved into the family history of Dame Maggie Smith who plays the Violet, the Dowager Countess of Grantham and discovered it wasn’t just the Countess who had servants in her household.