7 vital family secrets you need to share

If you can't talk to your relatives...

• Death certificates may provide useful information. Contact your local registry office, or obtain a copy from the General Register Office at www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates.

• Adopted? You have a legal right to a copy of your birth certificate. You can also register on the Adoption Contact Register on www.gro.gov.uk/gro that you want to contact your birth parents.