Genealogy Chat

I was really disappointed with this. A classic case of "all mouth and trousers". After all the fanfare about its launch lots of counties are missing. I thought the price was ridiculous too (over £3 to view an image unless you cough up £24.95 for loads of credits). Unless you look at the original image you don't get an address, or even a village - just a registration district. To make matters worse, the data submitted by Family History Societies to FamilyHistoryOnline (a fab site which charges about 8p to view a record) is being transferred to FindMyPast who seem to charge 8 credits for the same thing (about 50p). Call me a female Victor Meldrew if you like, but I do feel a bit peeved!!

I think on the index search it tells you where they were living not where they were born.

Thanks MGHS. i haven't paid for any credits yet, as like you i think it is a bit expensive! i think one of them is mine on the search results, as i knw they were living in that area but i wasn't sure if it could be someone else if that was where they were born. thank you.

could somewhere tell me if the search results for district and county are of the persons birth or where they were living please? i know that on Ancestry it gives both so i just wondered about the results on the 1911 site. i have looked on the site and can't seem to find out for myself.

thank you.

There is 10% off if you put in promotion code UYR23PAYG when purchasing credits from Find My Past. Not a lot put every little helps if you really have to buy them. I am still thinking about it. Good luck Irene

It is too expensive. I will wait until it is available on Ancestry. After all, we have already waited several years so a couple more will not hurt.

Oops, i have just got through £50's worth, so I had better curb my enthusiasm and go off and do something else

Linda

Has anyone any idea when scotland will become available, thanks jean

TeddyWelshgirl,

Credits cost £6.95 for 60 (The more you buy the cheaper they become) but....

you need 10 for a transcript
30 to see the page

HI LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD ALL BE THE FIRST TO KNOW CAN ANYONE TELL WHY THEY ARE NOT DOING SCOTLAND WHICH IS WHAT I NEED OR ANY SITES THAT DO SCOTLAND THANKS

Anyone know what it would mean if the District and County columns of a search are both empty?

RobG

OK had a look- has Scotland vanished??

Why dont you go and have a look?

I have been using it tonight as well.
I have the explorer package, but had to buy credits to use it when the beta version was out.
It will not join the subscription packages until "later". They want to extract as much money out of us as possible by making us buy the expensive credits first

linda

I have just had credits and am using also

I'm so excited

BUT - i have explorer package on Findmypast and cannot use this to view 1911 :(

it says tomorrow in the email but i just brought credits and am viewing now :) trevor

Ah, they have come back quicker than they had previously indicated. Oh well, Ive still got a bundle of credits to use on find my past :)

just recieved this
We wanted you to be the first to know that the 1911census.co.uk website launches officially tomorrow.
trevor