Ancestry Subscriptions

[Jayandjay]

Have thought about subscribing to Ancestry but can you tell me what you get for the money. Do you actually get access to birth certificates etc or just general information.  I have been tracing back my family for quite a few years now but having lived in New Zealand for the past 14 years, the cost is rather high in comparison to our income so I wanted to make sure it would actually be helpful and useful for expanding my search.

[Kaybron]

Hi Jayandjay,

You do not get access to birth certificates.  A lot depends on what country your research originates from as the information will vary for different countries. 

I suggest that you try the 14 day free trial and this will give you an idea about what you will have access to.  When using the trial you have to make sure that you cancel your trial before the 14 days.

Regards Kaybron

[Nifty1]

I have used Ancestry on and off for over 10 years.
My wife can canceled our subscription over a month ago.
I am sure that all boxes were checked correctly and the cancellation had registered.

My wife has just told me that Ancestry are still debiting her bank account.

This is not the first time such an oversight has been made. I think that on the previous occasion the money debited from the account was reinstated.
I am in a bit of a dilemma as what to do about it as I unthinkingly used the database two or three times fairly recently.

It strikes me that there is a fault in the system. 
Whether it is by design or not is debatable.

[PrawnCocktail]

Hi Jayandjay,

For just birth certificates you are better off using https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/login.asp
You can get English and Welsh birth certs from 1837 - 100 years ago, and death certs 1837 - 1954 digitally, at a cost of £3 each, delivered immediately to your computer. Irish ones are free at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie, and Scottish ones are on Scotlands People with a subscription.

Ancestry.co.uk can give you UK Censuses 1841 - 1921, the (redacted) 1939 Register, parish registers, gaol records, emigration records, poor law records, loads of stuff. Just not the actual birth, death or marriage certs. What you get on the Australian site, i dont know. or whether you would be better off with a World sub. Depends on what you are researching.

[rosie99]

I see Nifty has hijacked an old post with their query, it would probably have been better to start a new one as the queries are different