Flesh N Bones is a search for all our family ancestors who left Cornwall to live across the world.

With an estimated 6 million people worldwide having Cornish ancestry due to historic mining emigration, tracing Cornish roots involves accessing specialized, localized records from the 19th-century "Cousin Jack" diaspora.

Key Migration Areas (The Diaspora) Due to the decline of tin and copper mining in the mid-1800s, approximately 250,000 Cornish people emigrated. • USA: Large concentrations in mining areas of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and California, as well as the Midwest. • Australia: Major settlements in South Australia (e.g., Moonta, known as "Little Cornwall"). • Canada: Significant migration to Ontario. • South Africa: Many miners settled in the Witwatersrand area. • Latin America: Notable communities in Mexico (Hidalgo).

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