Welcome, Guest. Please login or register for free.
Did you miss your activation email?
Thursday 03 December 09 11:10 UTC (UK)
Welcome Home Help Surnames Library Shop Search Login Register

+  RootsChat.Com
|-+  Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901)
| |-+  Scotland - General
| | |-+  Aberdeenshire (Moderator: RootsChat)
| | | |-+  Free access to Ancestry.com
« previous next »
Pages: [1] Print
Author Topic: Free access to Ancestry.com  (Read 753 times)
jimr
RootsChat Extra
**
Posts: 20


Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Free access to Ancestry.com
« on: Wednesday 06 May 09 17:50 UTC (UK) »
Just found out that the Local Studies section in the main library in Aberdeen has the 'Library Edition' of Ancestry on it's computers. Sessions are limited to 2 hours but it is totally free!!

JimR
Logged
Blackhalls in Scotland and Border counties of England

Also US and Canada immigrants
flst
RootsChat Senior
****
Posts: 450


Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Re: Free access to Ancestry.com
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 06 May 09 18:04 UTC (UK) »
That's good news!
flst
Logged
TAYLOR, COBBAN, SCOTT, PATERSON, BARCLAY,  DUNCAN, SKENE, SIM, WOOD, STEPHEN, ROSE,  CUMINE, MORISON, GERRARD, PYPER, ANDERSON,  FARQUHAR, BURNET, THOMSON, DAVIDSON, BIRNIE,  STRACHAN, DEY, GERRIE, ROBERTSON, FINNIE,  WYLLIE,STEPHEN,WILLOX,MICHIE,MARR,BRUCE, CLUBB,SLESSOR,CLARK, SIMPSON,HEPBURN,SINCLAIR,BEEDIE,FOWLIE, CLYNE,FINDLATER,JOHNSTON,BROCKIE,PARK, WATT,MACKIE,WALKER,YEATS,THIRD, BURD,EWAN,ARTHUR,AUCKLAND, MURDOCH,LOW,IRVINE,CHALMERS,BOYES, LYON,SMITH,ADIE,WATSON - ALL N.E.SCOTLAND.
Gaille
RootsChat Senior
****
Posts: 426
Re: Free access to Ancestry.com
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 06 May 09 23:25 UTC (UK) »
Quote
Quote from: jimr on Wednesday 06 May 09 17:50 UTC (UK)
Just found out that the Local Studies section in the main library in Aberdeen has the 'Library Edition' of Ancestry on it's computers. Sessions are limited to 2 hours but it is totally free!!

JimR

Same here in Lancashire Smiley

Gaille
Logged
Manchester – Bate(s) / Bebbington / Coppock or Coppart / Evans / Mitchell / Prince / Smith

Cheshire Latchford – Bibby / Savage / Smith.
Cheshire Macclesfield,  Bollington & Rainow – Childs / Flint / Mc'rea
Cheshire Crewe – Bate(s) / Bebbington
Shropshire Wellington, Wobwell – Smith
Walsall Midds – Smith

Also looking for:
Mc'Rea/McCrea – Ireland to Cheshire

And
any relatives of Margaret Bibby married to Thomas Smith all over country
Ecneps
RootsChat Marquessate
********
Posts: 13340


Rosalie Mathilda Jönsson 1916-1999
Re: Free access to Ancestry.com
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 06 May 09 23:33 UTC (UK) »
I think you'll find that most main libraries have free access, which is excellent for those who can't afford subs  Smiley  You can usually see the full GRO bmd index too (not sure about Scotland though).

Barbara
Logged
`There are two lasting bequests we can give our children -  One is roots - the other is wings`- Hodding Carter

Census and bmd information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk and www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Lincs & Yorks - SIVILLS PREDGEN    Norfolk - EBBS WHITEROD ZIPFELL       Sweden - JÖNSSON CRONBERG ANDERSSON      Yorks - SPENCE HIDE HIRD      Durham - DALKIN SELBY RENWICK
greenhorn98
RootsChat Pioneer
*
Posts: 1


Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Re: Free access to Ancestry.com
« Reply #4 on: Friday 08 May 09 07:58 UTC (UK) »
Hi,
Does ancestry.com have the same uk coverage as ancestry.co.uk? (Are they related?). I am thinking about a subscription but .com is more expensive and I mostly need uk records.
Thanks,
John.
Logged
jimr
RootsChat Extra
**
Posts: 20


Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Re: Free access to Ancestry.com
« Reply #5 on: Friday 08 May 09 10:29 UTC (UK) »
As far as I'm aware the coverage is the same, and yes they are related. I have only used it so far for the various Scotland census and so it might depend on what you are after.

Beware though some of the transcriptions of the census that I have seen are not the greatest with some glaring errors, probably down to the transcribers not coming from the UK!!

JimR
Logged
Blackhalls in Scotland and Border counties of England

Also US and Canada immigrants
Ecneps
RootsChat Marquessate
********
Posts: 13340


Rosalie Mathilda Jönsson 1916-1999
Re: Free access to Ancestry.com
« Reply #6 on: Friday 08 May 09 10:40 UTC (UK) »
Hello John

Welcome to Rootschat  Smiley

There have been lots of discussions about the pros and cons of the various subscription sites, you might like to read through some of the comments
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,145.0.html
You can scroll down the list of topics then click on the ones you're interested in

Barbara  Smiley
Logged
`There are two lasting bequests we can give our children -  One is roots - the other is wings`- Hodding Carter

Census and bmd information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk and www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Lincs & Yorks - SIVILLS PREDGEN    Norfolk - EBBS WHITEROD ZIPFELL       Sweden - JÖNSSON CRONBERG ANDERSSON      Yorks - SPENCE HIDE HIRD      Durham - DALKIN SELBY RENWICK
Pages: [1] Print 
« previous next »


[Copyright] [Shrink Link] [About Us] [Terms of Use]
All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only
RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites.
RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT

In loving memory of Eric George Davies, 1934-2009, the father of RootsChat.com































Powered by SMF 1.0.7 | SMF © 2006-2009, Simple Machines LLC
0.042:22