Genealogy Chat

They're in in for quick money, methinks. They'll make a killing out of it, but may find they pay in the long run, as people may leave in protest.; especially as FMP subscribers still have to buy credits like everyone else.

I paid £49.95 for 600 credits last night. Spent hours searching, found a number of things, but also found that many rellies are not yet available (Westmoreland, Wales, for example!!) ............ and used 250 credits in very short order.


It is going to be expensive to find the information that I would like!!!!


Where does one draw the line at looking at the transcript for 10 credits and/or the image for 30 credits?!



sylvia

hi 1911 census is online now some counties (not all) that were not on beta are now on it was online at midnight

I had access to the Beta version over Christmas and I spend around £50 on just my London relatives. Like many others I complained about the price of credits.

Thank goodness they haven't transcribed Glamorgan yet as it would cost me a fortune - apparently the Welsh place names are taking some time to transcribe so it will give me time to save up!

I have emailed FMP to complain that my explorer package does not allow me to use it on their 1911 site but the 1911 site credits can be used on fmp - stupid

Full census not online, Glamorgan and many other counties are not accessible.

I was just about to purchase a subscription to FMP as I thought the 1911 census would be included........fortunately I rang them first and they said that "at the moment it is credits only to view" but that they will be doing a subscription at some point but they don't know when yet.

Mary

I was lucky enough to find who I was looking for at the first hit. This I did by putting as much detail as I could.
Sadly what I have found just confirms 1901 and 1891 census details, but there is a visitor, who I am hoping if I research may lead me back to possible earlier info, as I still cannot find my G.Grandfather in 1881 or pre this date.

The boxes ask how many children have been born to the marriage and how many survived.

I was surprised by the answer to that question on one of my lot!

Jill

Annie,
The site has now re-opened, and also the period of time still remaining will be carried over. So if you had (for example) 60 days left on your credits when the site stopped on Dec 30th, then you will have 60 from the official relaunch date (not sure if this counts as the official relaunch has there doesn't seem to have been much fanfare!!).

If they are Find My Past credits you can use them on that site to look for other information.

Any more news as to when the 1911 comes out?

I agree that the amount of credits is a bit steep but then in my case it was well worth it. I was able to confirm a rumour of another child with one family and found on another that my grandfathers father came from a completely different place than we thought. So now I've started looking over the correct track.

As for the sensative info part well I might need to take a look because the missing child was supposed to have been put into an institution.

Sylvia - in the scale of "partial information", this is quite high up - the only thing I have seen missing (redacted) is the infirmity column. Personally, I wouldn't feel the need to pay again just to get that column.

Sensitive information has been covered up on the 2009 issue of the 1911 census. So as you say.....it will require two 'looks' to get the whole story.

Don't forget this is a preliminary release of partial information.

The full census is not being released until the 100 years is up ........... so we may have to wait until 2012 to get the access we have come to expect.

If it isn't, then think about the fact that we will have to pay twice to get all the information we want.


If I remember correctly the 1901 was only available on the 1901census site at first, then was picked up later by ancestry, and I presume fmp.



sylvia

The last line on in the information about the1911 census on FMP reads as follows:

'Later, the 1911 census will also appear on findmypast.com, which will then be the only family history site to offer the 1911 census as part of a subscription package, providing unlimited access to the records for a fixed annual fee.'

So it will be available as part of a FMP subscription - at some point.

Ruth

Not great if you need to view the John Smith's born in London :-)

To view the 1911 beta version it cost

£6.95 for 60 credits.

10 credits for the transcription
30 credits to view the actual page.

So for the price of a birth (or other) certificate you can view two pages !!!

Hi Keith
I asked some time ago, and the council refuse to fund it apparently. Leamington Spa, about 15 mins drive away, has it but for elderly people dependant on the train or mums who have to fetch children from school (like me) its not handy. Oh well, onwards and forwards..... :-)