> Hi to all > > I just got this in my in-box - looks promising especially for those of us > with common names. It "seems" to be free at the moment. > > Regards > Barbara > > > > > I noticed on the Lancs Surnames site that you are looking for Brown > > ancestors in Lancashire. > > > > As you've no doubt discovered, researching Browns is like looking > > for a needle in a haystack, and trying to find someone else who > > shares the same Brown line is a frustrating task. Some of us have > > Smith ancestors too, which makes matters even worse! > > > > If you haven't already come across the LostCousins website I'd > > suggest you take a look. The way it works is to match people who > > share the same ancestors from the 1881 Census - and this makes it > > the one site where looking for Browns & Smiths isn't a disadvantage. > > > > The address of the site is www.LostCousins.com - and it's free to > > register. It's worth entering all your ancestors, not just Browns - you > > never know what mysteries you might solve! > > > > If everybody researching Browns in Lancs joins it would be > > absolutely brilliant! > > > > Best of luck in your research, > > Peter > > > > > > > > >