Across
- 4. Ancestral origins or the foundation of a family.
- 6. Relating to the study of family history and lineages.
- 8. The state or relationship of being related by blood or marriage.
- 9. The male head or leader of a family or lineage.
- 10. A place where the deceased are buried.
- 11. CREST A design or emblem representing a family.
- 14. An official document recording a marriage.
- 17. The direct descent from a common ancestor.
- 18. The direct line of descent from an ancestor.
- 19. POOL The total genetic information in a population.
- 20. A group of individuals born and living around the same time.
Down
- 1. The parent of a grandparent.
- 2. The surname shared by members of a family.
- 3. The legal process of proving a will's validity and administering an estate.
- 5. A church document recording a person's baptism.
- 7. A gathering of extended family members.
- 12. The female head or leader of a family or lineage.
- 13. The passing of traits, possessions, or rights from one generation to another.
- 15. Pertaining to legally taking another person's child as one's own.
- 16. The narrative and documentation of a family's past.