Genealogy Chat

Hi Kate, might just do that, as I have got a whole mob in London and Middlesex I am trying to nail down. At least 72 hours would give me enough time to see if it is worth my while - but I shall wait until the stampede has passed! Many thanks for the info, Regards, Chris

I've been on for about 4 hours, and have found a couple of London Apprenticeship abstracts that *might* be mine, but that's about it so far. I agree with the comments that the site is very orientated to London, and in fact mainly pre-1800 London at that. Still, it's been good to have a free look at what is on there. Personally glad I didn't take out a paying sub though... Richard

Haven't found one single new scrap so far - BUT at least I didn't have to pay to find out that it could offer no help with my researches.(Bit of an anticlimax after all the whohar to get in!) Jay

Hi Everyone They are asking for a membership no to access site has enyone got one. I have registered for free access but no number is given. Regards Alan.

Wish I had read this post before I made my post......origins sounds like a real bummer, I won't waste my money on a sub....Thanks Cheers, Margaret

It's just kicked me out and won't accept my login details -is time up, do you think? A rather unhappy promotion day I think. Jay

I was unaware of a freebie........bought a months sub a couple of days ago ........ I have alot of London ancestry.....and I'm sad to say I am truly very very disappointed. Wills can be found on the National Archives site and cost me £3.50 to download as opposed to ordering a hard copy from Origins which is £10.00... Not impressed found diddly squat 4got to mention OH's side have Irish and no findings could pin point his people

I have been trying out but it seems better for unusual surnames. I have found a couple of possible marriages on Boyds but not much else.

Don't get me started......even allowing for the technical problems initially (and annoyingly) once I got in tonight I still kept being thrown out when searching and the records themselves were hugely disappointing in terms of coverage. Needless to say I won't be following up the free day with a paid subscription. Angela

The 1871 census does not show if someone is blind-as was my ggg grandmother. Ancestry is so much easier to navigate. Jennie

Thanks for everyones replies. It certainly looks like origins is best suited to people with London relatives or those with Irish relatives with unusual names. I was impressed with the 1841 census, which is better transcribed than Ancestry, although I don't think they have all counties. After I found my missing great great grandmother, on ther, I checked it out on ancestry and printed it off from there. I do have London ancestors but couldn't find any burials that I wanted and the marriages I found only listed surnames, is there any way to find out the first names? So on the whole, more os a specilaized website than a general one. Lynn