Lost Cousins

[KentishChris]

Hello,

Although I have already registered with Lost Cousins, has anyone else used it, and what have you thought of it?
Have you found any relatives?

I would love to know before I start using it myself (or not) 

Thanks
Chris

[nanny jan]

Hi,

I found a couple of cousins and the regular emailed newsletter is very useful.  I'm just on the free registration, not subscription.


Nanny Jan

[KentishChris]

That's what I've signed up to. I won't subscribe to it.
That's great you've found a few relatives! Thank you for the advice!

Have you been in much contact with your cousins?
I wouldn't know what to say! haha 

Chris

[nanny jan]

Hi,

We emailed info/photos; managed to fill in a few gaps.     Always good to know that you're going in the right direction.



Nanny Jan

[KentishChris]

So I've been on this site for half hour now. Really frustrated!!!! 

It's saying that findmypast's census is free (when it isn't) and it's asking for the piece, folio and the page!
I have no idea what these are and how I can find them.
So I've been looking on freecen, and can't find any of my relatives in 1881, which is just typical!

Please help 

[dawnsh]

Hi Chris

The piece, folio and page numbers are atributed to each census page and the people contained on that page. The numbers are unique to each census.

What you'll find with all sites is that the indexes are free to search, but to get any details you'll need to pay. The only census that is more free than the others is the 1881 census in that you get more info but no images

Who are you trying to find?

Dawn

[nanny jan]

Hi,

As far as I know 1881 census transcriptions are free on various sites including FMPand Ancestry.  The piece, folio and page should be shown on the transcriptions.

Freecen, like FreeBMD and FreeReg, are "work in progress" and not yet complete.



Nanny Jan

[dawnsh]

If you're looking for free access to the census, try your local library.

If your profile is upto date, Kent Library service offer free access at the library to Ancestry Library Edition, which has all the datasets but not the family trees.

[kooky]

If you follow the instructions at the beginning, in Lost Cousins, you will be advised where to find all the censuses which can be used on the site.
Originally when it first began, I seem to remember using Family Search, where the 1881 census is free.
If you get into the site fully, the page where you put your entries has a space for piece,folio and page numbers.
The newsletters are always very useful and informative.
Kooky