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Ancestry or 1837 advice please

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David

David Report 20 Aug 2005 01:05

Thanks Kath I have decided to go for Ancestry. David

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 19 Aug 2005 20:59

I'd definitely go for Ancestry if I were you, and at the moment there is 20% off the subscription if you go to www.ancestry(.)co.uk/yft The annual subscription may seem expensive but with the 20% off it works out at little more than £1 a week and you can use the site 24 hours a day if you want to (my hubby thinks I very nearly do!!!) 1837online is fine if you're lazy like me and can't be bothered to go to the library, but you'll get more use out of Ancestry. Kath. x

David

David Report 19 Aug 2005 20:35

Thanks Heather. David

Heather

Heather Report 19 Aug 2005 15:00

Apart from this site, ancestry is the best one to use.

David

David Report 19 Aug 2005 14:39

Helen, thanks for your tip. David

David

David Report 19 Aug 2005 14:37

Hi Mandy, sounds good I will definitely go for Ancestry. David

Unknown

Unknown Report 19 Aug 2005 11:06

You could opt to pay £6.99 which allows you to see 20 images on Ancestry. If you find it useful, you can upgrade to a full subscription. nell

Unknown

Unknown Report 19 Aug 2005 11:02

My husband bought me an annual subscription to Ancestry for our wedding anniversary last year, and it's definitely been worth every penny (in my humble opinion!). I've now subscribed for a second year. I've found loads of useful information on the site, and another thing I find rather nice is that you can print of images of the actual census pages. Mandy :)

David

David Report 19 Aug 2005 01:41

Hi Jean, thanks for your advice, hope your research goes well. David

David

David Report 19 Aug 2005 01:38

Hi cat Thanks for your reply, looks like Ancestry is for me. David

Unknown

Unknown Report 19 Aug 2005 01:18

Hi David If you can easily access the bmd's at your library then I don't think 1837online can offer you more than you can view for free, especially now that 1861 census is included on ancestry as well. I only have a debit card which worked to join ancestry although I have heard that you can arrange to pay by cheque. Maybe someone else can better advise on that one if there's no obvious instruction on the site! Lou

David

David Report 19 Aug 2005 01:16

I am fairly new to genealogy and am wondering which I should subscribe to. I do not think I can afford both. My local library in Huddersfield has bmd indexes up to 1992. If I go for ancestry can I pay without a credit card. Any advice will be welcome Thanks David