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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Topic started by: McVitie on Tuesday 30 September 08 12:36 BST (UK)
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Hello to you,
Not sure if this has been posted here recently, but I've just got 10 free credits for the SP site, by registering my interest in the following website:-
www.ancestralscotland.com
Registration is free, and there are no commitments etc., just register for their quarterly newsletter. Once registered they'll send you a credit code to input on the SP site and voila! ;)
Cheers
McVitie
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Good find McVite. Every little helps as they say!
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This link doesn't work for me.
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:'( Doesn't work for me either.
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The link is the correct one. However, there is no connection at present for some reason.
SP themselves promote the site www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=546&975
Monica :)
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Site seems to be up and running now - maybe it crashed with over-demand yesterday ;D
Monica
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Worked fine for me, also got an extra 10 with my wife's email address !!
Bill
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Hello to you all
Glad you were all successful - not often you get things for free nowadays!
Cheers
McVitie
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Thank you McVitie...just received the credit code.. ;D
Elaine
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Thanks for that. I can now look up my one Scottish ancestor!
meles
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Meles,
Good luck on your quest!
McVitie
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Hiya McVitie
Thanks for the suggestion. I have just obtained my 10 free Credits for Scotlands People.
We probably will be going to Scotland again shortly, when the weather in Dumfries & Galloway improves! I hear that it's been much better in the Western Isles though. :D
Judy
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how long does it take to get the code, I registered yesterday afternoon and haven't recieved anything yet, does it come as an email?
andy
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Mine arrived in my junk mail folder
Laurina
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Mine arrived immediately by e-mail.
You have to register eventually with Scotlandspeople, if you haven't already, then you can use the credits.
Judy
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OK, I have my 10 free credits. Are there any search tips that will help me not waste my small capital? Meanwhile, I'm in SP reading the help section.
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Lots of tips here on Rootschat on this link www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,43916.0.html
Monica :)
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Don't let yourself be carried away. Try and be as accurate as you can be with the little amount of information that you know.
Good luck, especially with Wigtownshire. It's my family's neck of the woods, that is, in 1800!
Judy
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Thanks a lot McVitie
I got the free credits and had the exact date for a wedding in 1913 at Newcraighall
the information I got was fantastic I would have never have paid.
As it is not my tree but the sister in law asked me to look for hers I got free credits in minutes.
The information I got put me into the scottish censuses plenty of work to do tommorow just like christmas when I was a child.
Thanks again for the information.
Tony
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Good luck, especially with Wigtownshire. It's my family's neck of the woods, that is, in 1800!
Wigtownshire is what Í'm interested in, up to 1834 when my people bailed out and went to the USA. Do you have any tips or special sources I should know about? The surnames of interest are Logan and Conning.
Erato
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The 'register' page isn't loading for me. Is it working for anyone else?
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Wigtownshire is what Í'm interested in, up to 1834 when my people bailed out and went to the USA. Do you have any tips or special sources I should know about? The surnames of interest are Logan and Conning.
Erato
This is a pretty good resource for Wigtownshire:
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~leighann/
Gadget
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Thanks for the hint!
Stuart ;)
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I signed up for their news letter, got an email but didnt get the voucher code for the 10 free credits!
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I initially thought they had stopped giving them away, however it still says it on their website.
has anyone else come accross this?
does anyone know of another way to get free credits ;)
sarah :)
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Hi Sarah
This has come up a number of times in the last few weeks. Not sure if anyone has got to the bottom of it. Might be worth contacting Ancestral Scotland to ask what is happening regarding their offer as it is clearly still being promoted on their site :-\
Monica
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Hi monica :)
last week my mother signed up and didnt recieve her free credits either. (I thought it was may be a one off error or something). She emailed them anyway but know one has got back to her :-\
Not sure whats going on ???
Do you know if anyone else is giving away free credits?
sarah :)
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Unfortunately, this is the only promotion for free credits that I am aware of at present :-\
Monica
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I tried signing up this morning and got an email but it was incomplete and didn't have any message, just a greeting followed by a comma! ::)
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I got a couple of credit codes a while ago that didn't work .... :-\
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I do think it is worthwhile persevering with a response from Ancestral Scotland. Perhaps also an email to Scotlands People given that it is a joint promotion.... ::)
Monica