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I was just wondering what everyones opinion was of the above website in question. I know that my opinion of it is increasing every minute. The best thing about the website is the 1866-1920 period of search that you can do. This is really useful, I have found alot of ancestors just in this way alone. Too bad the whole site couldn't work that way, as it would be useful to do that, don't you all think that would be good??? Tell me what you all think Steve

I agree...the search & site are much better than 1837. One thing that bothers me is the timing. I think they give you 10 minutes . I tend to do other things & come back to the site......but my session has timed out & I have to log in again & search all over again. aghhhhhh

Very impressed so far. Have found loads of rellies that it would have cost me a small fortune to blanket search on 1837. Agree with Karen though that the time-out can be a bit of a pain! Lou

Lets hope they let you search the entire site that way, I'd much prefer to do that anyway. Too bad 1921-1983 isn't the same search type as 1866-1920, that is a shame though

Hello I Like the site very much, so far I have found some of my family that I have been searching for ages they are between 1911 and 1920. There have been hitches but the familyrelatives have reinbursed me. Only trouble that if you are viewing one page and click on the green back button it throws you off site. I think you are allowed 20minutes. I had terrible trouble downloading DjVu viewer my XP SP2 pack would not let a ActiveX control in. I just wanted to see the grey page views I did actually see a death page only the same details as were listed. Do you get more information on the other grey pages on family relations ? I have a few more credits to go. I cannot find my fathers birth or marriage and I have the certificates or his death so I suppose some are not completely transcribed. But I am so happy to find my fathers brother and my mothers sisters. Regards Pam

Its definely better than 1837online. You'll spend too much money finding people on that. Steve

Ive only had a go this morning. Took quite a lot of tries to buy units. Not sure if they have credited me with double or if Ive paid double now. Few teething probs I think I found one marriage, wrote down the ref got thrown off, entered the details again to check ref and was told 0 results????

I must be one of the lucky ones. No probs at all with it so far! Lou

I've just done the same. Got FREE CREDITS but now wondering what will happen next.

Not a lot!!!I was not born,my parents did not marry AND I had to pay to view. Give me 1837 any day. Mary

Susan, there is really no need to view the index which uses 4 index, cos it is exactly the same as the image shown in the transcribed index, and that costs of 2 units. It is definately much cheaper than 1837. As for people getting free credits, it may be a incentive to people due to the few teething problems the site had on it's launch. I know alot of people who have used the card details and have had problems, have then been given double credits to make up for the problem. I love this site.

I have just looked at "my account" details and find they have charged me twice. Check out your accounts. Plus I found nothing of use - and kept getting kicked off the site half way through trawling refs.

I am in the same loop as Kathryn - I sent them and email 2 days ago to complain (no reply) and I have just sent them another one - are we alone in this loop????

Susan, I get the year of event with out viewing the image of the gro index. It depends what years you are searching, if you are searching between 1921 - 1983, then the names that come up are the first and last person on the page of the gro index as it is not full name transcribed yet, and you are not charged anything for viewing this. You are then charge 2 credits for viewing the gro index. If you search any other years, then you can search by full name getting exact matches, with ALL details for 2 credits without having to view the original gro index page which cost 4 credits. regards, Siobhan

I have no opinion at present as I have yet been able to get on the site, all it ever does is SESSION TIMED OUT. I have contacted Family Relatives and all they do is give me a new password and as soon as I get back on, guess what, SESSION TIMED OUT I wont bother at the moment, perhaps give it a week or so. Linda

I tried to access this site and it froze my system completely - had to reboot. Dont think I shall try again.

Hi Susan yes, I have 'received' another 60 credits this morning after using my first lot up, just noticed the time , I thinking I better go and get dressed, !! as I have been searching nearly all morning, guess the family will want their dinner in a couple of hours. happy hunting......Lilly

I have to say I did find 2 death records on there last night and a possible couple of marriages and births but it is very hit and miss and such a performance to look at things and they keep telling you to refresh.

I have been on this site - taken all the searches I wanted for all the timeframes, then cut and pasted results on to Word documents and saved to PC .... will look up and confirm actual info at a later date! Found it v. useful to have the link through to 1920 on the earlier search! S:>

It is fully transcribed. Transcribed means that they have had to list the indexes themselves, so human error is easily done and because of this mistranscriptions can occur. there is no other site that offers a full name search with exact matches for the years in question and the fact that the site plans to have it for all other years soon, is even better. 1837 is great if you know exactly what year the event took place. If you don't it then can cost a fortune. I have spend over a 100 pounds on that site and could not find what I wanted several times. Then family relatiives comes online, i buy 10 pounds worth of credit and find several events I was looking for literally in seconds. So give it a chance, yes it has had some teething problems, but I personally think this is one of the best sites released in the last year for English records.