Genealogy Chat

Here I am, all ready to check out the new census search with a common name and a move to another area ( I already know the answer I am just checking the new system) -- and I can't get in -- 502 Bad Gateway.

Well - I got on first time this morning. Don't think I'll be renewing!

Did a test on the census. You can no longer say where the person was born and it doesn't come up on the results - meaning you would have to check each entry!!

So I entered a common name - about 1000 results over 50 pages, added England and lost124 names. Added the wife's name and got down to 144. I knew where they ended up so changed England to Leeds - got 7 results. No clues as to the right one which I would have got previously. Started to go through the list so I could see the census - well--- downloads took so long I gave up. The results give you name, year of birth as on census form, year of census and where they are now living. No good if your family travel around.

So I will be sticking with A... What is The G.. like nowadays?

There must be a feedback page somewhere I have just read on rootschat that there are 19 pages of complaints about the census :-(

I've seen some of those , which is why I wanted to take a look at the forms.

I've sent an email to their support.

Mine changed this morning, I had been viewing Lincolnshire Parish Records church by church now they have disappeared.

I have sent email to support as well as on the feedback page.

Think I have wasted my money.
Christine.

IT IS NOW ABSOLUTE C--P
so easy to use before
perhaps i am getting too old
:-)

Never seen so many complaints on Facebook.....so far mine has not changed, but expect it will not be long :-(

The Feedback forum on the FMP website (don't need to log in) makes very interesting reading.

Some of it is similar to old complaints on here- only answering on Facebook etc.

FMP have just told me "..but inevitably, some of the changes suit certain member use more than others."

I wonder who those will be, not me after 10 years of research, not L, who I help, who is good on computers but didn't know to put in details another way round (eg. ask for any child of parents rather than just one) nor N, who is useless on computers.

Jax - get on do all you can NOW on FMP don't wait for your changeover!!!!

Its ok I renewed my ancestry world wide a week or so ago.....and find the complaints amusing about the new search on there.

I preferred the FMP format for the census and can c&p that, where as with ancestry I get huge gaps because I am using IE11.....but so few and far between requests now its probably not worth keeping FMP although it doesn't run out until Oct....so will see how it goes

Mine opened with the new format for the first time this morning............and I absolutely hate it.
You could copy and paste it before so easily and everything was there including the occupations. Now it is just like ancestry and you have to type the additional information in from the original image.
Why they have changed something that was so good into something so complex to use and glean information from I will never know.
My sub doesn't expire until November but unless things improve I won't be renewing.

It's HORRIBLE........

I was changed over to the new format last night,had a read through the various things then decided to have a test drive! absolute nightmare.
It is no longer the user friendly, easily navigated site that it once was.

I have used FMP for many years right back as far as when it used to be known as 1837 online,never had a problem finding my way round,or using it, it was quick,& printing off the results were simple.
Now we have to click on several headings to get to where we want to be,getting the results to come up is taking forever, & printing off is no longer the simple task that it once was! not for me at least.

When trying out the different records I was asked to sign in each time,even though I had ticked the remember me box,& not being familiar with how to work out the new printing off procedure it all got too much for me!! & I got rather annoyed with it all & sent the support team an email.

I have recieved a reply today & it was a very pleasant response considering my "outburst", I am not at all happy bunny re the new format.
As a gesture of goodwill they have extended my membership by 2 months,free of charge, but unless they can tweek things to make things less complcated I'm not sure if I shall continue to remain a "loyal" member!

Joan.

Wow! Joan - you must have really ripped into them - well done!

Just to add as another disappointed member of FMP.

I have just been changed over and had to log-in and now I can see why folks are having bother with it, yes we probably would get used to it eventually if we are still members!

But I was in the middle of something last night that I wanted to finish today!

Can someone tell me if the India Collection is still there and I am just being dim in trying to find it, or is it now part of the worldwide collection?

Kind regards
Amanda

Hi Amanda.

Go to search all records, a drop down box will appear, click on the first heading which is Search all records (again) when new page shows, look to the top right of that page, there is the heading Special Collections, below this heading you will see several record headings,the 1st one is...British India Office Collection....click on that heading for another page to appear, then click on the search box........

Is this what you are looking for ??

Joan.

Hi Joan,

Yes it is, thank you so much.

Simples when you know where to go!

Just a shame I can't get the image to load now!!

Kind regards
Amanda

Hi Amanda, I only knew where to look because I spotted it in the listings during my test drive last night, LOL.

It takes such an age now to reach ones destination!!

Joan.

Hi Joan,

I didn't do the test drive, maybe I should have!

I stupidly thought that as I have been a member for a few years I COULD do it anyway all by myself!

Your help is very much appreciated.

Kind regards
Amanda

well I guess I left the old format open too long on my PC and it logged me out had to log in again and bullocks I am now on the new search on my PC too.

I tried to do an address search for the 1881 and couldnt find the faclity at all . It wanted me to search on a name I wnated to know who lived at an address.

Dont think I will be renewing FMP when the time comes its a pity I renewed in NOV for a year as am stuck with it till then

Yep it's rubbish! I have just searched on my address in 1911. Nil search results. Even when I inserted the occupier's name and age it wouldn't find it (and I wouldn't necessarily know this of course)

Conversely - and it pains me to say so - it found it in Ancestry's new search with just road, town and number (in the keywords)

Jude

FMP seems a much slower site since the alterations, I have been a member for years, but may not renew this year - Liz