Genealogy Chat

Just recieved e-mail 1837 one of fee £50 for unlimited look-ups B>M>D for year;; But is this worth it if something is been added to Ancestry Babs up-date, they have sent me another e-mail to say so many peep on-line over the w/e there server had problems and to try again today;; Panic panic I think

Babs, I'd say wait til Wednesday and see exactlyw hat ancestry are adding to the site. My initial reaction would be that 1837 are panicking as before christmas the unlimied offer for three years access was £200 off if I remember rightly (someone correct me here if I'm worng please) Your £50 seems like a good reduction - but I'd hand on and wait for ancestry Zoe

Thanks Zoe, thats what I though to good an offer, maybe your right and they are panicing;; Im flicking through Ancestry B.M.D now and doing ok with some of my finds for hubbys grandfathers family with births and marriges;; Think I will wait and see;;; roll on Wednesday;; Babs

I'd heard about some people on here being offered 3 years' unlimited lookups for £125, so having been a pretty good customer of 1837 I emailed them to ask if I could have that offer. The miserable so-and-sos wrote back (finally) and said no. I was a bit peeved to say the least, until I saw Zoe's thread (MWAH!) about Ancestry for which I already have a subscription. So I'd definitely wait and see what Ancestry are offering, as it certainly seems like 1837 are panicking lol! Mandy :)

Zoe sorry just HAD to add you're wrong lol It was 3 yrs for £125 however it didn't include census look ups!! I know of someone who took up the deal but then got a refund as the T & C were too confusing and she didn't get access to half the stuff she wanted!!!

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I had on my aol addy the christmas time £125 and £25 pound offers. have just got the £50 offer on my h otmail addy........ Bob

I've had the £50 offer today too, seemed good until I read their ''Fair usage policy'' Unlimited it is not! Read through it carefully boys 'n' girls Sam

Hi there I got the email yesterday no purchasing any more units until after Wednesday(maybe) the rumours about Ancestry maybe true only 2 days till we find out...ooohh woner if it willbe on from midnight tomorrow?! If the rumour is true then lets hope they have re-transcribed the whole lot as some are missing from free bmd Zoe

Zoey nudged to see how many others had, had a e-mail still say it looks like panic to me, but what about the other sites for BMD's they dont seem to be bothered;; Babs

they have sent it 3 times to my bt addy - and the small print - hmmmm - NOT as unlimited as they say!

Ive had two mails from them offering the £50 deal. As you say, sounds like increasingly panicky on their part! Woo hoo, come on ancestry, dont let us down.

I think the rumour has been Easter for the 1841

This is the offer: Because of email server problems over the weekend, many of our customers were unable to access the links in our email inviting you to take up our BMD subscription offer. We are therefore resending the following email, with our apologies if you experienced difficulties. Dear Jennifer We thought you would be interested in an amazing offer from the 1837online.com team. You can have unlimited access* to all the official birth, marriage and death indexes for England and Wales for twelve months for a one-off payment of just £50. As 1837online.com has a complete set of BMD records, you'll be able to return to your research as often as you want and check all relevant records without worrying about the cost or wondering how many documents you viewed. Just come back time and time again when it suits you. As you have already spent £30 with us to date, you'll save money instantly with this special offer. Instead of counting units you can research every branch of your family tree in depth, and confirm all your BMD findings for this one-off cost. Heaven! This exclusive offer has been sent only to selected customers, is available only for the next seven days, and is personal to you. You need to use the 'subscribe now' link below to sign in and start your subscription, as it is not advertised on our site. Your personal offer will expire on: SUNDAY 22 JANUARY 2006 Why subscribe? unlimited access to BMD indexes - research what you want, when you want equivalent to less than £4.20 per month all your current and new pay-per-view units will automatically be extended for the duration of your subscription no more worries about expiring units Why use 1837online.com? the most complete set of GRO Birth, Marriage and Death indexes for England and Wales available online expert help and advice available from our helpdesk team new censuses, military records and other exclusive datasets coming soon(Please note: usage of these records is not covered by BMD subscription) Subscribe now to start saving money on your research immediately. We look forward to welcoming you to our VIP subscription services. The 1837online.com Team * Unlimited BMD subscription is available for personal use only and is subject to our subscription terms and conditions, including a fair usage policy. For further details follow the Tell Me More link above My question is - how the hell do I find dear old ggggg grandpa who was probably born in 1760? My family are notoriously illusive and I'm getting to the point where I'll offer a reward for finding the sods.

Ohh Jennifer love that be carfull someone doesnt come and hold you to ransom;; lol You wont find anything out on 1837 you need to be in parish records now if you have gone that far back;;; Babs

Also, bear in mind the offer on 'The Genealogist' website of a 'Personal Premium' subscription which includes unlimited BMD lookups at an annual cost of £68.95 (though don't try doing lookups for anybody else if you subscribe to it! - make sure you read the terms and conditions) Yes, it is more than the £50 1837 are offering, but the Personal Premium sub also includes many census indexes and transcriptions and even images, including a lot of counties for 1841 and more are being added all the time, and again you get unlimited access to them included in your Personal Premium sub (as long as you don't do lookups for anybody else). There are also a few other databases such as some parish records etc. included. The BMD database is images of the GRO indexes as on 1837 online but only indexed by first name on page rather than first and last, and the pages take a bit longer to load. We don't know yet whether ancestry is going to offer the actual images or just a transcription of them so I would wait till tomorrow to find out if I were you. Kate.

I think my lot were probably unbelievers who lived uner rocks and never went to church - sods all of them!