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Ancestry .com or .co.uk, what s the difference?

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Mick in the Sticks

Mick in the Sticks Report 2 Jun 2009 12:36

The only apparent difference is the front page. The .com site will have the US censi listed for ease of use but these can still be obtained from any Ancestry site provided one has the appropriate membership level.

One important difference is the mapping service which is being trialed on the .com site only at the moment. If you have a family tree on Ancestry and access it via the .com site, all place names are linked to a world map by markers. You can move the markers to the exact point if you know it to say the house where an ancestor lived. By glancing at an ancestors details, you can see all the locations where they lived at a glance.

It's likely this feature will eventually be available on all sites but you can use it now via the .com site.

Michael

CarrieJ

CarrieJ Report 2 Jun 2009 12:12

Thank you both, I thought they looked more or less Identical just wasn't sure.

thanks
Carrie

Researching:
Just have a few Brick walls that need breaking down, some I dont think I will ever knock down, not even make a dent in but you never know whats round the corner :- )..... Yorkshire, London, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Wiltshire, Dorset, Surrey, Essex and Holland.

CarrieJ

CarrieJ Report 2 Jun 2009 10:47

Anyone know the difference between Ancestry .co.uk and .com or are they the same?

Thanks Carrie

Researching:
Just have a few Brick walls that need breaking down, some I dont think I will ever knock down, not even make a dent in but you never know whats round the corner :- )..... Yorkshire, London, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Wiltshire, Dorset, Surrey, Essex and Holland.