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Title: Family relatives.com
Post by: andreabro on Thursday 01 January 15 17:53 GMT (UK)
Hi

Family relatives.om  has a  heap subscription.  I subsribe to ancestry an Findmypast.  Does  anyone  know  if  I  will get any  substantial different and  useful records.

Thanks
Title: Re: Family relatives.com
Post by: keithwjones on Wednesday 18 November 15 23:45 GMT (UK)
familyrelatives.com website has been down for several months, anyone know why?

Keith
Title: Re: Family relatives.com
Post by: 3sillydogs on Thursday 19 November 15 10:13 GMT (UK)

Have tried messaging them on Facebook but no answers. Last posting seems to be 22 July. ???

I used to visit the site often and was considering a subscription as it was affordable and they had a lot of content, even their free to view stuff was useful...... :-\

I do hope they manage to get it up and running again
Title: Re: Family relatives.com
Post by: keithwjones on Thursday 19 November 15 10:25 GMT (UK)
Just spoken to a lady in South Africa who is also trying to contact them. I believe they are based in Jersey.

Does not appear well known that they are down.

Keith
Title: Re: Family relatives.com
Post by: Ringrose on Thursday 19 November 15 12:34 GMT (UK)
I did use the site but did not find anything new.I found it difficult to see images even though I had a subscription and I gave up.
Ringrose
Title: Re: Family relatives.com
Post by: BrazilianBombshell on Thursday 26 November 15 16:42 GMT (UK)
It is/was useful for BMD of overseas British subjects, which was free.  I had a subscription which lapsed after a year.  Now I wish to look up a B.S. born in Gibraltar and don't know where to check it.  Any suggestions please?
 
Title: Re: Family relatives.com
Post by: Guy Etchells on Thursday 26 November 15 17:02 GMT (UK)
They are down due to changing servers.
I can't remember the details of it all but they had been having trouble a decided to change the servers.
They hope to be back soon and are supposedly going to contact subscribers with regards to extending their subscriptions.

It was on one of the forums or mailing lists.

Cheers
Guy
Title: Re: Family relatives.com
Post by: BrazilianBombshell on Thursday 26 November 15 17:08 GMT (UK)
Thank you Guy, very helpful.  I've tried in vain searching on Find my Past for B.S. born in Gibraltar and it shows Greece...
Title: Re: Family relatives.com
Post by: keithwjones on Thursday 26 November 15 18:35 GMT (UK)
Thanks Guy, sounds promising.

Keith
Title: Re: Family relatives.com
Post by: smudwhisk on Thursday 26 November 15 18:49 GMT (UK)
Report on Chris Paton's blog from last Friday regarding the site - http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/familyrelatives-will-be-back.html.