Across
- 2. A family name passed down from one generation to the next.
- 9. A valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations.
- 10. The act of legally taking another's child and bringing it up as one's own.
- 11. Property or money received from someone after they die.
- 12. The male head of a family or tribe.
- 14. A person connected by blood or marriage.
- 16. Property or traditions that are passed down through generations.
- 17. A person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor.
- 19. The female head of a family or tribe.
- 20. Direct descent from an ancestor.
- 22. The study of family history.
- 24. An official document recording a person's marriage.
- 26. An official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.
- 27. A diagram showing the relationships between people in several generations of a family.
Down
- 1. The parent of one's grandparent.
- 3. A person who studies family ancestries and histories.
- 4. An official document recording a person's birth.
- 5. Passed down from one generation to the next.
- 6. Traditions or property passed down through generations.
- 7. An official document recording a person's death.
- 8. A child of one's uncle or aunt.
- 13. A record of descent of an animal, showing it to be purebred.
- 15. A person who is descended from a particular ancestor.
- 18. A daughter of one's brother or sister.
- 21. A son of one's brother or sister.
- 23. One's family or ethnic descent.
- 25. A person from whom one is descended.