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  • Julie316 Rank: Major 22nd Jan 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Good Points: Fairly easy to use
    You can put your family tree up & have people contact you for free


    Bad Points: Hot matches aren't specific enough - I seem to get hundreds every time
    A lot of members don't seem to have researched before the censuses


    General comments: GenesReunited is a pretty good web site. They have a lot of members so you are bound to find someone who shares your ancestry. I have had a lot of contacts off genes reunited whereas with Lost Cousins I've had two, and I was already in contact with one of them. By allowing you to join for free, you can see how many people have your relatives on their family tree. You need to pay if you want to contact someone or view their family tree details. You can control who sees your own family tree details and you can hide details about living people.

    One downside to GenesReunited is the 'hot matches' they generate every month or so. They are meant to alert you to people with similar family trees and to be fair I have had some good matches. However, I have quite a lot of people on my family tree now, and particularly with common surnames like Smith or Chapman, hundreds of irrelevant matches seem to be generated.

    The possible downside to Genes Reunited is that you just don't know how helpful a contact is going to be. I have had some really good contacts and we've ended up researching further back together and exhanging copies of BMD certificates and family photographs (of ancestors) by e-mails. Others aren't interested in a prolonged correspondence and simply want access to your tree to see if you have anything extra. And of course you can't guarantee that someone will respond to your contact message.

    Genes Reunited has definitely helped me in my family history research and it's good to be able to share your research with others. I would recommend taking out a free membership at first and doing some searches to see if it is worth your while to pay a subscription or not.

  • janetthomas1950 8th Oct 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    Not so good at finding all my relatives. Very good for getting in touch with other members and existing family. Very helpful members. I often dont get the results I'm looking for but find them on other websites

  • Gourmet 6th Oct 2008

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    If the message boards were sorted out into a modern format that I am happy with (and if the topics stuck to genealogy) then it may be worth a visit for me.
    Buying credits here is the most expensive way to do research I find - better use ancestry. Therefore I do not recommend Genes Reunited.co.uk.

  • wench 20th Aug 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I like the ease of use but unfortunately I can't get back before 1841. Overall, very good.

  • squirral 1st Aug 2008

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    Losing meaning of site, turning into a social chat show

    Genealogy was the theme when it started but has been spoilt.

  • Bitza5 Rank: Lance Corporal 20th May 2006

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Genes Reunited is the best site I have been on to trace family members and to do name searches. It is a great all-rounder, unlike some sites where you have to pay just to start your family tree and look up names. I bet this site has the most paying members and non-paying members. I would be stuck without Genes Reunited.