Ancestry / Genealogy

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Has anyone delved into their ancestry using something like Ancestry.co.uk or Myheritage?

I signed up for a free trial. It's so addictive, and fascinating. I can't imagine how laborious and difficult it would have been prior to the digital age.
I've got about 1200 in my family tree. The earliest direct lineage is to a viking Jarl of Orkney in the 900s AD. Some french and Irish royalty.
My surname origin is from a bunch of London criminals who enjoyed lots of time in a workhouse.

Interested to hear what you've found.

 

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Found a few cousin marriages. That would explain a few things.

 

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I got a bit further back
My most distant direct ancestors - the mediocre viking "Eystein the Clatterer"

 

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I always wondered how accurate and legit those things are, how would you fact check what they tell you?

It's the fun of the hunt. You don't go by what Ancestry etc tell you, you research using birth certificates, census records, marriage and divorce registers, wills and probates, burial records etc.