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'He was horrific!': Nearly two thirds of family historians are distressed by what they find – should DNA kits come with warnings?
Researching family history is a popular hobby. But hobbyists can find themselves unearthing details of ancestors behaving badly or treated cruelly – or family secrets and trauma.
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We have a horse thief in our history. Lots of other humans pretend to own their fellow creatures, so nothing outstanding there.