Cousin Family Tree research resources
Explore the detail of the Cousin Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 587 people with the Cousin surname? In that year Cousin was ranked number 2992 for popularity in the UK. |
Cousin records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Cousin family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"COUSIN. A cousin, kinsman, Middle English cosyn, cusyn. Nicholas Cusing admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1512 (NSCM., i, p. 45), and Andrew Cosin was burgess there, 1527 (CRA., f. 119). A sasine was recorded in favor of imes Cousin in Steilend, 1572 (Pitfirrane), Robert Cusine appears in Dunfermline, 1579 (Dunfermllne), and the escheat of John Cusigne there is recorded in 1609 (RD., p. 502). Jean Cuseing appears in Auchtertule, 1653 (PBK., p. 390). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Cousin Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cousin Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Cousin family tree.
Search Cousin Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Cousin family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Cousin family records.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Cousin family.
Research the Cousin surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cousin Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 419 people with the Cousin surname in the UK? Cousin is now ranked number 3646 for popularity in the UK. |
Cousin Family Tree Databases
Study WikiTree for user contributed Cousin family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Cousin data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Cousin family and people looking to contact living Cousin relations.
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Find your Irish Cousin relatives on findmypast.ie
Cousin Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Cousin surname in the USA? Cousin is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cousin Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Cousin family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Cousin surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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