"Access the Birth, Marriage and Death Index for nothing"

[Nicky]

I have only realised that the bmd is there ancestry thanks you all at Rootschat.
I subscribe and I never get emails of any sort from them! Wouldnt of minded getting on to tell me this news!

Nicky

[mc8]

Well I've heard it all now, I've paid an annual subscription fee to get something free!

I'm going to lie down.  I have a headache!!

Kerry

me too Never look a gift horse eh
Its a free service, it has some hiccups which will probably get ironed out, its slow because every man and his dog is using it just now-but it replaces a service other providers have been charging a lot of money for-for free

I'll go lie down now
Monique

[northern_rose]

Well it may be free to search on ancestry but it's going to cost me a fortune in certificates!!!

1837 was prohibitive when searching a 10 year time span but not it's only time I need not a lottery win!!

I have a list of 8 that I want from just an hour!

[mc8]

Hi Northern rose
I was thinking just that this afternoon. Am I sad or what-I was trying to work out how I could get family to buy certificates for my 50th in Feb-I must be nuts but there are just some more leads I need to follow up...

[Wendi]

mc8, just tell them you want to feel like a teenager again so your going to ask for the money instead of the pressy!!  Hope you have a great day in Feb

[northern_rose]

Mc8 - Can we all come to the party?

[honeybun]

Although I am a subscriber to Ancestry for the census returns, I haven't received any e mails about this so I don't think it is particular to subscribers.

The Ancestry BMD's used to occasionally be linked from FreeBMD when their server was busy and they used to direct you to Ancestry.   I am sure that the information was the SAME information as FreeBMD, and therefore is incomplete.  It used to be presented on Ancestry as lists, and not with the images though.  

This link didn't appear all the time, and it's not there tonight as I just checked.  I have just been into Ancestry and I only did one free search before it chucked me off whereas I got information from FreeBMD straight away.  It's annoying that there is so much traffic that somebody couldn't even get a census return.

The records are only up to 1983 whereas the 1837 site is up to 2002.  The 1837 site is part of a larger site which was originally set up some years ago for solicitors who needed to search for probate information, so it was not started with genealogy in mind.  

I don't think Ancestry is doing this out of sheer goodwill - I would think there is something in it for them somewhere.  

Honeybun

[kerryb]

Well it may be free to search on ancestry but it's going to cost me a fortune in certificates!!!

1837 was prohibitive when searching a 10 year time span but not it's only time I need not a lottery win!!

I have a list of 8 that I want from just an hour!

I had a really good session on Monday and I now have 5 B certs to order, 10 M certs and 32 D certs to order!  I think I will probably order a few each month, trouble is, more will come about in the meantime!!

Kerry 

[loo]

I was listening to Radio 2 two days ago, shortly before 5.00pm there is a slot called "Miles Mendoza's Website of the Day" and this particular day he was promoting family history - surprise surprise!

His commented that "Ancestry.co.uk are the only site with the complete Births, Marriages and Death index between 1837 and the present day"

Shows they don't research very well doesn't it?

Mary

He was probably reading directly from a press release from ancestry;  lazy journalist!