Genealogy Chat

Rob, yes I belong to the Hampshire Genealogical Society and I do have the burials CD up to 1837.

Madmeg Derek was unable to find what I wanted sadly, he did try, actually my Derbyshire 'people' are not too bad, although I could do with searching the Parish records further back than I have gone?

As we have a direct family line originating in London I upgraded to premium when the parish records became available and within hours I was jumping for joy...after head butting the proverbial brick wall for the past few years lol.

I found that 2x gt grandmother had been married 3 times...not twice.. and had even more children than we knew about. 2x gt grandfather was her 3rd marriage.

Finding baptisms and marriages galore was wonderful and certainly more than balanced out the extra money spent....I would have spent far more on buying certs. Also the extra bonus of having a copy of the original marriage register.

You may be able to tell I am one happy bunny lol.

Linda

Ann in Glos

For Derbyshire you can't beat Derek - "Who are we looking for in Derbyshire" - he won't be far down the Trying to Find Board.

Ann,
Not sure about the others, but for Hampshire the Hampshire FHS have some great CDs - indexes of the PRs. Certainly worth the money.

My problem is Rob that I only have one relative that is likely to have been married in London, if I thought that could be found I might upgrade but others have looked for me and can't find him. Most of my relatives come from Somerset, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire and Staffs. I probably will upgrade eventually though and yes Birds in a nest, worth a try.

Ann in Glos - It was certainly worth it for me. Found four in the Criminal List so far (must be a bad lot - LOL) as well as loads in the London Parish Records. Three things to bear in mind with these London records (1) they are not complete yet - parishes and part-parishes still to arrive (2) They will not cover all of London - mainly the old Middlesex and City of London areas, as these are what is at the LMA, but (3) any marriages you find will save you the price of a cert, as you are seeing pretty much the same thing (might even "make a profit" on the upgrade).

Ann in Glos - Ancestry offered me a free upgrade in 2008 from Essentials to the 'new' Premium membership.

When my subs became due this year they only charged me for Essentials but they gave me Premium. Naturally, I am not complaining but I wonder if it's worth your while to contact them and haggle. Say you are wondering if it's worth the extra and ask for their best price....worth a try.

I am watching this as I have the basic subscription and was considering taking out the Premium. I thought that the Parish records being available would make it worth while, and the criminal list.

I found premium to be a waste of money. The additional records were of no use to me and what there was was available elsewhere at no cost.

Jill - I'll reply on the other thread with the differences between the various Ancestry subscription as soon as I can get onto their site. It is down for maintenance at the moment.

SO should I get Premium membership off Santa for ANcestry?
I'm asking the same question on two threads now so I'd better shut up and just listen.
cheers,
Jill

Thank you, Jonesey.

I have a Premium sub with Ancestry. I am now trying to trace my husband's Irish roots. I have used other (Irish) sites to obtain a marriage and some birth/bp records but I wondered if a World sub with Ancestry would cover Ireland?

Thanks!