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Genes Reunited

We know who you are!’: sounds a bit like a line from Orwell's 1984 but actually it's promise from Genes Reunited that they’ll be able to shed some light on where you came from. Researching your family history is all the rage at the moment, and Genes Reunited is one of the best ways to go about it, with over 9 million members. You can search for your own ancestors in nearly 700 million family trees that other people have built.

You might find you are related to someone famous, or maybe you’ll track down that long, lost cousin everyone used to talk about. Who knows – the possibilities are endless and the fun part is finding out. Registration is free, whilst more involved services like DNA testing will cost from £100. Membership also means that you are linked to Genes Reunited’s sister sites, including Friends Reunited.