Genealogy Chat

does it have a better search than 1837? I wasted my money buying credits for that site.

Found my Uncles birth have been looking for ages. Funny does not have my fathers birth in 1906 must check on his marriage in 1945 to my mother. I am so Happy!!!! this makes two sisters to my mother and a brother to my father. Cannot find my grandparents deaths. Never mind the others are worth it. Pam

I have had a reply now about not being able to log onto the site. It told me to log onto the site and contact them through the contact link!!!

I bought credits without hassle. I've located several 'missing rellies' which would have cost me a small fortune to blanket search on 1837 online. I've been able to bring up pages of one-name marriages that I've now printed off to cross check against the names in my tree. Very impressed! Lou

Eagles, If you are searching between 1866 - 1920 or 1984 -2002 then yes it is much cheaper than 1837online. If you are searching any other years then it costs about the same as 1837. hope this helps. regards, Siobhan

I still can't get into the site and haven't had a reply to either of my e-mails!!!

Does this site work out cheaper than 1837??

Yes I like the site and did have troubles just then logging, feel guilty because I am in now and I have sent them a email..... even being refused twice for buying credits when I thought I had bought them to be refused again. I did get a nice email back and extra credits. FOR GODS SAKE DO NOT USE THE GREEN BACK BUTTON it throws you off the site just use their buttons!! I am still having trouble with downloading the DjVu viewer but I think that is XP windows making sure nothing gets through. But I think I have found a Aunt, my mother Edith Oakley nee Jones born in the Aston area I was sure had more sisters. And I remember from a child a Violet Yippee! Just have to find the other Jones and a Jones Pearsall marriage which matches And my fathers sister Dorothy Oakley and I will be made. If only I can remmeber her married name {if I ever knew it?}

In fairness I need to add, I am impressed with the site so far. Although I apperar to be lucky in gaining access every time I go on, I also have to say when I reportrd a fault with an image last night they reponded with a lovely email and a credit to my account. Once the teething troubles are ironed out I think this site will have a lot to offer. Helen

Still having problems. Tried last night at least 30 times to log on but it just timed out each time and I could not search. I managed to send an e-mail but haven't had a reply. Consulted the old bloke at breakfast time to see if he could sort it out and he said that it was being rejected by the anti-spam software. Isn't this a bit worrying? I don't have any problems at all in getting into any other website on the same pooter. I am now on a different pooter and still can't log on. It is telling me that I am using the wrong e-mail address and password!!! I think that if I ever manage to use up the credits that I have bought I won't be spending my money on any more.

Chloe totally understandable. I have also been waiting for it's launch since November. But then I have also been waiting for Scotlands people to add the other census since spring last year and that hasn't happened, but even though they haven't added the other census's yet, it is still a great site.

It's working for me now! As for 'slating' it, Siobahn, I don't have much patience with things and if a site who had promised to be ready in November has some teething problems, I was annoyed!!

Siobhan, I wasn't trying to be nasty. It's great that it is working for you. I can't wait to use it when it's fully operational. Hope it has the census forms for the spaceship that my rellies were on ! Keep smiling Karen

The site was working ok this morning although I found that quite a few records that I already had from other sources were missing from there for 1866-1920. This afternoon, here we go again - as soon as I logged on and tried to search, the session was timed out. I must have tried half a dozen times but gave up in disgust in the end. Even the message that I wrote on the contact page would not go through.

Karen, I have an interest, from the review on it in a family history magazine. I have been waiting for it's upload ever since. So was very pleased when it was launched. and I am not the only one who has said good things about this site. If you look on the records office board. There are other people. Everyone is slating it because of the teething problems it is having. I cannot help it if I only have good things to say. But using the site has helped me find events, that I could not find on 1837 or freebmd. So I am sorry, I do not have anything bad to say.

Siobhan, do you have a special interest in the site? You seem to know a lot about it & are the only person saying good things?

There is also a thread on the records office board regarding this site. There have been a few teething problems regarding purchasing credits, it is a problem with the barclays payment gateway (which they are currently working on sorting out). Some people have managed to purchase credits some people haven't. Most people are finding this site great. As am I. Just to note again: 1866-1920 ARE COMPLETE and are full name searchable so will give you exact results. If you cannot find what you are looking for. It is because 1. It has been mistranscribed (Don't forget these indexes have had to be transcribed and humans do make mistakes) 2. What you are looking for is not on the GRO index. 1921-1983 ARE NOT COMPLETE. You can only search by surname and it will bring up the first and last person on the index page. (Alot of people have been confused by this). 1984-2002 ARE COMPLETE and again are full name searchable. There are no indexes pages to view, as these indexes are all electronic. 1837-1865 ARE COMING SOON - this are currently being transcribed and uploaded. regards, Siobhan

finally managed to get some credits, but people that are on 1837 have somehow disappeared of this site. not a lot of use, more so when you are paying for it!

Help Site would not let me down load DJVU viewer "Because this site might need the following ActiveX control " The Lizardtech Document Express with Djvu viewer".. from' LizardTech, Inc. click here to install." I am worried this could be dangerous to my computor! sometimes others can get information from your computor this way. Can anyone help please. Pam

It said my transaction had been a success on the Barclaycard page, and then a failure on the FamilyRelatives site. Grrr!