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Best value search site???

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Alison May

Alison May Report 10 Aug 2009 19:22

Thanx, I am loving the birthday gift idea!!

I am very pregnant and wanted a new hobby that required no exercise!! this is perfect and I am addicted!!

thanx again...alison

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 9 Aug 2009 23:34

I wonder what will happen when findmypast and Genes Reuntied belong to the same company??

The company that publishes Beano comic own findmypast .................... and they have just bought the Friends Reunited group which owns this site (GR)



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Madmeg

Madmeg Report 9 Aug 2009 21:44

I have used them all. Find my past has a few other things to search, but Ancestry now has most main research resources. They are sometimes a bit difficult to find, and you might need to consider something other than the basic subscription in due course. But if you are fairly new to this hobby/nightmare, Ancestry is probably your best bet. Get your family to buy you a subscription as a birthday present.

Don't forget to use Freebmd, lan-opc (and others), cheshirebmd (also now Lancashire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, North Wales and some others).

Happy hunting.

Mrgaret

Alison May

Alison May Report 9 Aug 2009 19:29

Thanx for all your advice, will mull it over...alison

MarilynB

MarilynB Report 7 Aug 2009 20:52

Ancestry is one of the best sites, it is quite expensive at about £102 for the year now but you can pay quarterly or monthly I think. It has loads of information.

Researching:
Stirrup, Williams, Winter, Newton, Johnson, Barrett, Bruce, Bruen, Hartley, Proffit, Rogers, all in Manchester and loads of other names and places

Freewheel

Freewheel Report 7 Aug 2009 20:48

Ancestry seems to be the site of choice for most people. Why not try the site for 14 days? They offer a free trial.

Liz 47

Liz 47 Report 7 Aug 2009 20:47

I have a yearly subscription to FindmyPast, although not all the census are complete.
Liz

Researching:
Dad and Aunty Dolly with Grandad WW1

Alison May

Alison May Report 7 Aug 2009 20:44

Hi,

Can anyone tell me the most cost effective way of searching, I seem to keep getting swindled.

I currently use findmy past using credits which is good but expensive, I have recently signed up to Geneology site £4.95 quarterly with 170 credits only to find I can't even find people I have already found on census's on ther sites already!!!!! not happy..

I seem to be spending a fortune...any tips...alison