Genealogy Chat

I am thinking of subscribing to one of the above. I have asked for help on here in the past and been amazed at peoples knowledge. My family is mostly English based but I have a scottish surname and possible links to Ireland. I have access to 1911 census via GR.

I would greatly appreciate your respected views on the 2 sites.

Thanks in advance

Pete

BUT GR does not actually hold any BMD's or census records

It really does depend on the differences between the extras offered on those site.

I love Ancestry because it has London Marriages and Baptisms -although not available on the basic subscription package

Ancestry has also been useful with the Scottish census up to 1901 but they do not have any images.

Ancestry usually have 2 weeks of free access before they take from your credit or debit card. You could take up the trial as long as you remember to cancel before the 2 weeks are up.

FMP have a 'free 14 day trail' link on its opening page as well, so you could do one, then the other, and make a descison on that basis.

FMP-
* Complete 1841-1901 census collection for England and Wales
* Most complete birth, marriage and death indexes (1837-2006) online
* The largest set of parish records available online, dating from 1538
* Migration records, including passenger lists for 1890-1960
* Extensive military records collection
(World War One, World War Two, armed forces BMDs,
navy records, Waterloo records, and a host of roll calls and lists) *
* Specialist occupational and directory records
* Online help and advice
* Customer support with your account

Note - 1911 and British Army Service Records 1760-1913 are not included in the free trial.

I only have 1911 with them, but a World Wide sub with Ancestry, which suits my needs. But then, I don' t have any Irish or Scottish ancestors!

Thank you both for your time and input , great idea DET I will try that


Pete

Findmypast have an offer of £50 off so year subs are £100 instead of £150 only for a few more days.

Enter Promotional code---- PAYG50.....

you would need to look to see if it suits your needs.

Thanks Kay I will have a look at that

Pete

Hi.
just a thought, check out your local library, both West Yorkshire and East Yorkshire have free access to Ancestry which I use regularly. But I really wish that BMD was pre 1837!!!!!!! good luck M

Hi Pete,

I have subscribed to Ancestry and I think it's worth it just for the family tree builder online where you can attach a whole family to your tree just by clicking on a census record - it practically builds itself!

Anna

Thanks to Kay????, I used the promotion code and obtained the discount.for subscribing to findmypast, but I subscribed via Quidco.com and also received £25.64 cashback as well.

I understand that you can also get a subscription discount via them for ancestry.

Many thanks for the tip!

Terry

Thanks for all your input yes Anna I went for ancestry tree builder very good but got to be careful it doesn't run away with you.Sorry for delay been away

Pete