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Census and Resource Discussion / Re: Lost Cousins
« on: Wednesday 11 May 16 18:40 BST (UK)  »
Several people have asked why the LostCousins forum is still in beta after 3 years. It's very simple....

As regular readers of my newsletter will know, I contracted dengue fever in December 2013. Because of this I had to reduce my workload - stopping work on the forum was the obvious solution since at that stage only a very small percentage of LostCousins members had been invited to join.

It IS expensive to keep the forum running, but hopefully one day I will be well enough to finish what I started (but don't expect it to become a clone of Rootschat - that's not the way I do things).

Until then I will focus my efforts on the main LostCousins site, and my primary goal, which is to connect researchers who are cousins so that they can share past discoveries and collaborate on future research. All who share my vision are welcome.


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Census and Resource Discussion / Re: Lost Cousins
« on: Thursday 13 September 12 13:36 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: JonathanC on Thursday 13 September 12 12:25 BST (UK)
Would be useful if the 1940 numbers showed on the My Summary screen.

Good point - and now they do!

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Census and Resource Discussion / Re: Lost Cousins
« on: Tuesday 11 September 12 15:50 BST (UK)  »
Good news, Jonathan - you CAN now enter relatives from the 1940 US census on your My Ancestors page!

Peter

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Census and Resource Discussion / Re: Lost Cousins
« on: Sunday 25 March 12 19:06 BST (UK)  »
Chris,

As the founder of LostCousins I can tell you that you're absolutely right - there's no need to pay a subscription until you find a new cousin, and even then you have the option of waiting for them to contact you, or for one of the free periods (which are announced in advance my newsletter, so yet another reason to read it!).

About 1 in 20 of all the people recorded in the 1881 Census have been entered by your fellow members - so if you stick to that census the odds of finding new cousins are actually pretty good. Certainly beats the lottery!

However, it's worth noting that you're more likely to find new cousins by entering relatives who are not in your direct line. For example, you may have already entered your great-grandparents and their children, but it's actually their brothers and sisters (in this case your great-great uncles and aunts) who are most likely to link you to 'lost cousins'.

Hope this helps - and remember that I reply personally to ALL emails from members, even though there are now nearly 89,000 of them!


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The Common Room / Re: Free week at Lost Cousins
« on: Friday 31 August 07 12:55 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Ruskie on Monday 20 August 07 01:15 BST (UK)
I do like the concept of this site. It is easy to use, though time consuming to enter everyone on your tree, and they do (thoughtfully) use the (free) 1881 census as their census of choice, but I do wonder what the odds are of finding a match. It has an American bias too.

I'm not sure why you think the Lost Cousins site has an American bias? It started years ago with the England & Wales census, and the US census was added only recently.

Pete


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Suffolk Lookup Requests / Re: Baptism Look up Please Lowestoft
« on: Thursday 15 February 07 15:12 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: aitnax on Sunday 27 August 06 14:22 BST (UK)
Hi Can somebody please look up 2 baptisms for me please of  Andrew Brightwen Calver Shickle birth registered between apr and June 1858 Beccles or Lowestoft and his sister Elizabeth Ann Calver Shickle birth registred lowestoft between jan-mar 1860 any help appreciated ps parents are Benjamin And Elizabeth Calver Shickle


In my tree I have a Robert Shickle who married Harriet Calver in 1842 at Great Barton. Although it's long way from Lowestoft the surname combination is unusual and I wonder whether there is any connection?

Thanks,
Peter

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The Common Room / Re: Origins
« on: Friday 12 November 04 19:04 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: GreySquirrel on Thursday 11 November 04 12:27 GMT (UK)
Oh dear, that's not very encouraging, is it... has anyone had any good experiences on British Origins?

I've only used the site once, but it popped up with a marriage licence that otherwise I'd probably never have found (two Suffolk ancestors who got married in London). I then had to pay £10 to get a photocopy of the licence.

Whilst it was expensive I could have spent ages and never found the marriage (it isn't on the IGI). So worth it in my case, but maybe I was just lucky.

Pete

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The Common Room / Re: Male or female lines...or both?
« on: Tuesday 02 November 04 19:33 GMT (UK)  »
I research everything. But of course it's easier to follow the same surnames, especially if you're trying to go forwards as well as backwards. Every new surname increases the workload (or fun, depending on mood!).

And if you research the female line, unfortunately you're eventually going to run into a Smith, Brown, Jones or whatever.

Pete

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The Common Room / Re: First visit to Kew - advice please
« on: Saturday 23 October 04 23:04 BST (UK)  »
Pam - many thanks! :)

Pete

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