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Deceased Online obtains statutory records from local authorities directly which means uniquely they have complete data-sets with all the transcribed register information as well as all the register scans and details of grave occupants.  This isn't competition to family history societies, it's largely different data; it complements the data and records that FHSs painstainkingly research.  We work in close cooperation with many family history societies and we've received overwhelming support from users of the website. 

Chris

Just to let you know that we're about to put the records for Shadycombe Cemetery, Salcombe on our website, www.deceasedonline.com.  We're in the process of uploading the records for Salcombe Council which includes approximately 3,000 for Shadycombe and 1,000 for Bonfire Hill.  From what we can tell, the earliest records we have for Shadycombe are from 1879.  We should have all the records online within the next 4 weeks or so, that is by mid to end of June.  If you want to (and if you haven't done so already) you can register on Deceased Online at no cost.  If you do, then when we add new data we send emails to registered users (and ONLY when we're adding new data); make sure that you DON'T tick the box which gives you the option not to receive emails otherwise you won't know when Shadycombe will go live online.  Hope this helps. 

I do know....but I can't tell yet!  The data comes from local councils and we enter into contracts with them that include confidentiality and embargos.  We're expecting the next area to go online within the next month or two.  If you're attending the Who Do You THink You Are Live exhibition at London Olympia on 26-28 Feb, we have a stand there (813) and I would be happy to tell you more face-to-face.  Regards. 

Hi there, my name is Richard Gray from Deceased Online so I'm answering your question from our point of view.  Firstly, you should understand that it is FREE to register and to search for data on www.deceasedonline.com.  We are continually adding data to the website; recently we added all records for the Angus area of Scotland and we will shortly be adding more Scottish records as well as burial and cremation records from Councils around the UK as well as many more from the Greater London area.  When you do register, you should agree to accept our emails as when new areas and data are added, we email the registered users so that they know immediately.  I would stress that we do NOT pass on email addresses to any other third parties.  Deceased Online was recently rated by Who Do You Think You Are magazine as No 4 website in the Top 25 websites to watch in 2010; not bad considering we've only been actively marketing ourselves for a year.  We have been very well received by areas where we are active such as Tunbridge Wells, various London areas and in Angus.  Please feel free to contact the family history societies in these areas to hear their views.