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Consensws ConsensusConsensus-driven genealogy
Electronic democracy keeps Welsh family records accurate: researchers work together, weigh the evidence and review each other's work.
One agreed record for each person
Most family-history sites are full of conflicting details, duplicate records and separate trees. Here, researchers come together to agree one trusted record for each person, by deciding together and voting.
Unity, not division
One person, one record. No duplicates or clashing details: everyone exists once, with everything brought together and checked.
Evidence first
Every change needs historical sources, such as parish registers, census returns or other documents, before the vote.
Everyone gets a vote
Every researcher has a vote. Each proposed change has a 7-day vote, decided on the evidence and discussion.
Checked by others
Several researchers review each proposal, catching mistakes before a record is updated for good.
How the 7-day vote works
- Someone proposes a changeA researcher proposes attaching or removing a record, with evidence and reasons.
- It shows as provisionalThe change is marked "provisional" and everyone in the community can review it.
- The community votesRegistered researchers vote Accept or Reject, based on the evidence and the discussion.
- The votes are countedAfter 7 days the majority decides whether the record is attached or removed.
- Day 1proposal submitted
- Days 2–6community voting
- Day 7vote finalised
A voting example
Proposed record attachment
- Researcher
- Sarah Williams
- Person
- John Evans (1842–1901)
- Proposal
- Attach marriage certificate to Mary Thomas, 15 June 1867
- Evidence
- St. David's Parish Register, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
"Found original marriage record in parish register. Matches dates and locations with existing birth records for both individuals."
- 12accept votes
- 3reject votes
- 4days left
Kinds of proposal
Add a source or piece of evidence to someone's record, such as a birth certificate, marriage record, census entry or obituary.
Take out wrong or unsupported information. Needs strong evidence that what's there is inaccurate.
Fix dates, names or places from new evidence. Every correction needs a reliable source.
Connect family members, backed by evidence such as marriage certificates, birth records or census returns.
Why it works better
More accurate
Several researchers check each record, so far fewer mistakes get through.
One database
No duplicate records or clashing family trees: one trusted source for Welsh genealogy.
Always improving
Records keep getting better as new evidence and sources turn up.
Research together
Researchers share what they know, so everyone finds things faster.
Welsh heritage kept
Welsh family records are kept accurately for generations to come.
Fair and democratic
Every researcher has an equal say in what counts as accurate.
Have your say
Help keep Welsh heritage safe through shared genealogy. Every vote counts towards the most accurate Welsh family records.