Good News ! 1911 Census!

[kerryb]

This page seems to suggest vouchers cannot be used only ppv

http://www.findmypast.com/1911census.jsp

Kerry

[carol8353]

Exactly Kerry - see my problem 

I wish I'd never looked at it now !

I'm more confused than ever.

Glad it's not just me then.

Carol

[Nick29]

They've shot themselves in the foot - if they had the 1911 census on subscription from the start, I'd happily(?) shell out £89.95 for an Explorer subscription now, but instead I'll just wait and see if I can get on the 1911 census website when it goes live, and spend £24.95 for 280 units.

[toni*]

me too Nick

[lookingforold]

I do not see anywhere where this refers to the new 1911 census. If you open FindMyPast, this is the standard offer for current prices. No mention of 1911.

[kerryb]

You have to go to the census page and click the link below 1911 census or click the link I put up earlier to go there directly 

Kerry

[Marmaduke 123]

Isn't the 1911 census going on a separate website to begin with though? I don't think the prices Findmypast quote for their main website will include the 1911.

Anne

[lookingforold]

You have to go to the census page and click the link below 1911 census or click the link I put up earlier to go there directly 

Kerry

Yes, and when you do and go on through what the offers cover, under Census, the dates stop at 1901.

[avm228]

I think one can reasonably infer that:

1. Until some unspecified future date, FindMyPast subscriptions will not provide access to the 1911 census.

2. However, FindMyPast units will be usable on the 1911 census site.

3.  If you want to assist somebody else to purchase such units, you can buy them a voucher e.g. for Christmas!

The information about the release remains sufficiently vague that one cannot tell:

 - whether, if you buy a 90 day unit plan, any of the counties you're interested in will have been released before the expiry of the 90 days, or

 - how long we subscribers will have to wait before access is included in the subscription, and accordingly how many units we should buy to cover the interim period.

I for one will not be buying any units at all until they give us some idea which counties they are releasing at which times.

Anna