Lost Cousins is based on a very simple idea – record details of your direct ancestors and other blood relatives from the 1881 census of England, Wales, Scotland or Canada, and the 1880 census of the USA, and then let computing power find matches with entries by other people.
Why these census years and not others? It is because the transcriptions for these census’s are available for free through Family Search. The data for your relatives has to be accurately transcribed from Family Search, but the process is pretty quick for adding additional people in each household.
It is free to register, but if you want to initiate contact with a “lost cousin” following a data match, you need to be a subscriber – currently an annual subscription is £10. All correspondence is managed by the site – so e-mail addresses are not disclosed to “lost cousins” unless you wish to.
There is also some good beginners advice on the site, and an enthusiastic monthly newsletter about other family history research developments and.
how to make best use of the site.
What do you think about Lost Cousins – is it worth using, have you had success stories, are there any catches etc? Please leave a comment.
Why these census years and not others? It is because the transcriptions for these census’s are available for free through Family Search. The data for your relatives has to be accurately transcribed from Family Search, but the process is pretty quick for adding additional people in each household.
It is free to register, but if you want to initiate contact with a “lost cousin” following a data match, you need to be a subscriber – currently an annual subscription is £10. All correspondence is managed by the site – so e-mail addresses are not disclosed to “lost cousins” unless you wish to.
There is also some good beginners advice on the site, and an enthusiastic monthly newsletter about other family history research developments and.
how to make best use of the site.
What do you think about Lost Cousins – is it worth using, have you had success stories, are there any catches etc? Please leave a comment.
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