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While some people are still interested in family trees as a way of making sure they can receive money or valuable items from a great-uncle or great-great grandparent, others have different motivations

It was also necessary for landowners to know their family background – so they could prove that a large castle or manor house really belonged to them, and not to another person further along a branch of the family tree wanting it for them.

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‘An interest in knowing who your ancestors were and what they did is, of course, something which is common in all cultures.

Researching your family tree has now become an ever more popular activity, partly for the reason that it has become much easier, faster and more convenient.

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Part of what makes family-tree research so fascinating is the sense of uncovering a mystery as you find more clues – just like a detective would

Before the age of the internet, if you wanted to find out about your family history, you would have needed to travel to different locations

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Rather than writing out the family tree in a book in the traditional way, they record stories, images and voices using audio and video recordings for their descendants to see one day.

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Despite the advances of modern technology, it can still be a challenge to find your distant ancestors.