Hi Pat I too am trying to trace my relatives to today as I have very few relatives. I have had some sucess! I traced my fathers cousin by finding his fathers ( my grandmothers brother) wifes maiden name and then via the GRO tracing their children. I struck lucky I found a male child and then guessed that they might still be in the same area and sure enough I found someone with the same initials in that area. He's in his sixties and although doesn't know much family history is very interested in anything I find out. I am now in the process of finding some more relaitves through the male line. I started with the 1901 census and then when I found a wife, I typed in their christen name on the 1881 census with year born and county of birth and then cross referenced their maiden names with a marriage reference from the GRO or free bmd for their husband. From there I found all the children either born in the area or after 1912 with mothers maiden name that match exactly. I have had some success with this. Unfortunately I'm only coming up with female offspring. But I shall continue on, taking heart from my earlier sucess. If I can be of any further help, let me know. E.B England