"Access the Birth, Marriage and Death Index for nothing"

[bitty_matriarch]

To quote from an email from Ancestry.co.uk this morning:-

"Dear Ann,

We value you as an Ancestry.co.uk user and we'd like to give you some exciting news. While many web sites are charging money for access to UK birth, marriage and death records, Ancestry.co.uk is the first and only UK website to offer the complete collection of General Register Office (GRO) birth, marriage and death records for FREE.

About the Ancestry.co.uk Birth, Marriage and Death Index:

It includes more than 250 million names from 1837.
It's fully searchable by surname range.
It's the highest-quality index of these records online.
Whether you're new to family history or an expert genealogist, you'll find the information in the Birth, Marriage and Death Index crucial to your research. These records can help you find out about the people in your family story -- for FREE.

Best of luck,
The Ancestry.co.uk Team"

And it's true - they are FREE, but why did this have to happen just after I forked out £50 for a year's subscription to 1837Online   


   Ann


19.1.06-21.27p.m.-Not sure why "Free"  got changed to "nothing" later on in this thread

[suey]

Hi Ann - commiserations  

I think it's something called 'The Law According to S**' - It's just the kind of thing that happens to me too.

Suey

[Bee]

To quote from an email from Ancestry.co.uk this morning:[

I never got an email ,  so it was a nice surprise when I was searching Ancestry yesterday

Subscription to Ancestry, one of the best/most useful christmas presents.

Bee

[stagsman]

Hi Ann

My commiserations to you. I was thinking about the 1837online offer but was edging towards not taking it up when the email from ancestry  (which I already subscribe to) came through so I am happy I made the right decision.

I do remember that in the terms and conditions of the 1837online offer there was a 14 day cooling off period in which you could get your £50 back less a deduction for any units used and a minimum admin fee of £5. There is an email address for the cancelation - if you haven't got the details send me a PM.

Ian

['Tricia]

Was a bit cheeky last week and asked 1837 on line if they would do a deal for cheap units and was very chuffed when they said yes. Now I know why   Only got the Email this morning - rotters

Anyone like to buy 500 units - going cheap

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Be careful of the index, though - it's very strange in places

Tricia

[Wendi]

Hi Ann,

Don't forget that Ancestry is not complete and has been transcribed where as 1837online has copied all the pages for you to search for yourself.

Good searching
Wendi

['Tricia]

Do you mean the images - they are there - no spouse matching, though, I am told

 

[meles]

I was just about to take up an offer with 1837 then read this.

Ancestry do have the actual images, not just transcriptions.

Thanks, guys, saved me a few bob - I can now afford the certificates!

meles

[bitty_matriarch]

Hi Ann

My commiserations to you. I was thinking about the 1837online offer but was edging towards not taking it up when the email from ancestry  (which I already subscribe to) came through so I am happy I made the right decision.

I do remember that in the terms and conditions of the 1837online offer there was a 14 day cooling off period in which you could get your £50 back less a deduction for any units used and a minimum admin fee of £5. There is an email address for the cancelation - if you haven't got the details send me a PM. 

Thanks, Ian.
Just found all the necessary to cancel my subscription to 1837Online - I'll only lose £5.

BUT, if they'd included all their databases + those on the National Archivist website that they now own, I would've kept my subscription  on.  Will point this out when I email them to cancel 

   Ann