Genealogy Chat

well I gave in........I just paid for a subscription.

I have found most of my info on ancestry, well worth the £70 a year. I do use 1837online, but find it expensive especially if you don't know whene exactly an event took place.

Admittedly a year or so ago I found Ancestry a little expensive. They only had the 1891 census and yes the transcription errors occasionally had me tearing my hair out! But now it has 1901, 1891, 1871 & 1861 it is so much more valuable to me. I object paying the money to the government for the 1901 census because the pay per view option is far too expensive once your tree has grown more and more branches, and also the fact your credits only last 48 hours is too rigid for me. I used the 1837 site for the 1861 census on Saturday and spent a couple of units, then kicked myself when I found the census on Ancestry as well! Life would be just perfect if they would put on the 1851 & 41 census. As a family tree researcher who lives in Scotland but all of my research is in Manxchester & Halifax, Yorks I would be lost without the internet as a search tool. Yes I pay money to commercual sites but only when I feel I'm getting value for money. I pay quarterly for Ancestry and can stop at any time. I have also bought census transcription books from Calderdale Fam Hist Soc (ordered online) & have bought units from the Federation of Fam Hist Soc web site. If I were you I'd pay your money & take your chance! Rachel

I paid US$39.95 for a 12 month subscription the the UK & Ireland collection, which gets me all the census information plus BDM lookup, which is good value. I wouldn't pay 70 quid for it though! Cheers, Bill Sydney, Australia

Bill - I signed up last week and it cost me $99USD for a year of the Uk portion on Ancestry. Are you sure the $39 wasn't for 3 months? Deb

Likewise, my annual subscription was just renewed this week - $149.95 AUD (approx £60). Are we all getting ripped off or do you have special connections, Bill?