Heir Hunters Series 5

[DudleyWinchurch]

Interesting as one of the reasons that I did not renew my Ancestry subscription was its frequent inaccessibility.

I've not noticed it so much on FREEBMD, even though I have been using that for much longer.

The same problem seems to happen with most sites at times (this week it has been yahoo which has locked me out occasionally).

[Nick29]

A lot depends on the time of day (and the day of the week) that you're trying to access either of them.

[FraserandFraser]

"websi7" or should I say "heir hunters association" again very little to add, please come clean with who you are posting for, when entering forums.

We have lots of records that were open to the public and no longer are, we have built up lots of little things over the years, what I can say is that the US census is from 1920 not 1921, and we would have no use for a load of stats. Also that the 1911 census took up about 1.5 miles of shelf space at Kew, I dont have that much room.

1911 census helps a loot you just have to be careful with births in jun Q 1911 after the census but before maiden name.

I cant really comment on each program they were filmed so long ago.

"student325" program filmed before the 1911 census.

[LizzieW]

what I can say is that the US census is from 1920 not 1921,

Neil - I'm happy to accept what you say, but am intrigued what the book is that keeps being shown on the current programmes?  It seems to be next to one with 1871 on the cover and definitely shows 921, but the book is tilted slightly so that the first number is not visible.

By the way, I presume you saw the two disparaging (for heir hunters) articles in The Times on Saturday 14 August? 

Lizzie

[FraserandFraser]

Yes saw the times, a lot of lobbing is needed to get in the times, by a firm of  researchers who don't do competitive work any more, only hourly fee work. They charge more than us by the hour and I have been told by there staff do some of there research overseas. Cant really say more but Fraser and Fraser don't charge 40% on BV cases, real fees for this type of work are in the region of 5-15% for a reasonable size case and up to 1/3 for smaller cases. AV fee is probably 10%.

The book does say 1921 census on it.

I have corrected some of the points in this post after a request from the administrator.

[LizzieW]

Glad you cleared up the Times articles for  me Neil.  I couldn't really believe that Fraser and Fraser charges were as quoted.

Lizzie

Modified to remove inappropiate comment.

[marcie dean]

But what we must remember FreeBMD is not 100% accurate, they are reliant on people transcribing records and that they do not making any mistakes.

As more people use FreeBMD and submit amendments & Postems, it is becoming a far more reliable source for this information.  But I always go back to Ancestry once a record has been found to check details are correct.

But you must also remember that Ancestry is the same. Not reliable. Some of the Census information on there is totally incorrect.  I found information on there for my family ancestors and it has Muir as mecie or Mair and Lolla as Salla plus other mistakes.
marcie

[Nick29]

Nothing is 100% reliable.   Even when the paperwork is 100% correct, DNA may say something different.  It has been estimated that at least 40% of us do not have our real father's name on our birth certificate. 

[Sloe Gin]

But you must also remember that Ancestry is the same. Not reliable. Some of the Census information on there is totally incorrect.  I found information on there for my family ancestors and it has Muir as mecie or Mair and Lolla as Salla plus other mistakes.

Are you talking about transcriptions?  The original is there for you to view and make your own interpretation. 

Let's also not forget that (before 1911) these "originals" are transcriptions by the enumerators and also contain plenty of errors.  Not to mention any wrong information supplied by the householders in the first place!