Genealogy Chat

I am new at this Genes Reunited site and I am a bit confused by the records. I know that you have to purchase credits to view the documents, but what are the credits worth? Does it cost 1 credit to view something or more? What if it isnt someone that I was looking for, just the name was the same do I still have to pay? Can anyone tell me why they expire in 7 days? Also I would love any tips on finding info on people....any suggestions? Thanks Mary Thank you everyone for your help, I will check out the free sites first. Mary

Hi For the majority of us we use www.ancestry(.)co(.)uk )remove brackets) to look at the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 england & wales census returns, and also the scottish 1841, 1851, 1861 census returns. Ancestry also has the complete birth/death/marriage indexes for england and wales. I think its about £69.95 for a years membership and is well worth it. However, if you want a lookup for a census result of birth/death/marriage index entry then there is usually some kind person that will try to help you. But please bear in mind that none of the people work for this site and are giving up their own time through a desire to help you.

Dorothey... If you're going to pay for anything then I would highly recommend the Ancestry site. YOu need to spend a bit of money to able to research your family tree but like most people the idea id to keep it to a minimum. Can I just point out these 2 free sites that you might need. www.Familysearch.org...amongst other information it had the 1881 census ( free to search ) and the IGI which is helpful for parish records.. www.freebmd.org....Has the BMD referernce numbers for you to be able to order the cert that you need Ancestry also has the 1881 and 1901 census Indexes which are free to search. The Bmd indexes are the same as the ones available on freebmd but has the advantage of goinf past about 1910 and you can view the images of the entire index. Census returns are full of mis-transcriptions and mistakes so if you are having trouble finding people then don't be afraid to ask for help on the 'records' boards. People are more than willing to help or point you in the right direction. Good Luck Esta x

I echo Willow. Don't pay GR for credits, there are other (free) ways to get the information. Many sites are free to search and people on here are always willing to help.

they arent worth it-ther are lots of free sites with the same info-but ancestry is a must for in depth 1841-1901, free bmd -quick search 1837-1911 ancestry free bmd link -indexes 1837- present day freereg freecen-census transcripts for a lot of areas lds-familysearch OPC sites for specific counties (online parish clerks) cWGC-Commonwealth war graves commission website for 2 world wars-civilians included local bmd sites for certain counties-some have searches after 1911-check county to county-cambridgeshire has it al searchable to present day-all indexed-some others are ongoing.(UKBMD system) see my 'getting tooled up ' thread for the main weblink that has all thse sites together-get the link and save on favourites for ease of access.