GenesReunited Gold Membership Censuses

[Plummiegirl]

Teaurn, you are not sad, I too have membership to both Ancestry & Findmypast.  Costly it may be but I find they work very well in conjunction with each other.

I often find a record on one and not on the other.  Also I find that the search is easier on FindMyPast in some instances.

And I love the Printout you get from FindMyPast. 

But Ancestry has far more records and I am eagerly awaiting the Post Office Archives.  Unknown to me when I joined Royal Mail in 1980 I did not know just how many of my ancestors had worked for the Post Office, from very early on, when postmen were known as Letter Carriers.

[ankerdine]

Thanks for your input, Andy. I'll take it on board.

I often wonder why I cannot find a person on a Census on GR and then, when I request it of a rootschatterer, hey presto, they find it. This happened quite recently when I was looking for my grandfather on the 1901 census. I couldn't find him and someone kindly found him for me.

Do different sites have different databases?

Judy

[teaurn]

Different transcriptions of the same information

Teaurn, you are not sad, I too have membership to both Ancestry & Findmypast. Costly it may be but I find they work very well in conjunction with each other.

And I love the Printout you get from FindMyPast.

But Ancestry has far more records and I am eagerly awaiting the Post Office Archives. Unknown to me when I joined Royal Mail in 1980 I did not know just how many of my ancestors had worked for the Post Office, from very early on, when postmen were known as Letter Carriers.

   

I also have an ancestor who worked for the post office and he is a brick wall for me so that will be good any idea when that is going on

[LizzieW]

Sad soul that I am I have Findmypast and Ancestry as well as GR

Me too, I suspect there are lots of us about.

[teaurn]

So glad I am not alone,

Then there are all the Family History societies I have been members to up to four at one time

They all offer different things in different areas so had to become a member even if it was only for one year

[Plummiegirl]

Ancestry & Findmypast both have all the same original census returns from 1841 - 1901 & FindMyPast only 1911

The reason they are sometimes different is that different people may have transcribed the records for each site, thus someone might see a name spelt one way and another in a totally different way.  IE in my family the Fleming's are Fleming/Flemming on FindMyPast & in some instances on Ancestry they are Hemming/Heming.

But on Ancestry you can add an amendment (which shows up with a leaf on it, I think) they do not change their records.  And on FindMyPast they will if they agree with your submitted amendment change the record.

[ankerdine]

That's very interesting Plummiegirl.

Can anyone just give me an idea of cost please?

Judy

[teaurn]

I have just had my renewal notification through from FindMyPast and they want £74.95 for 6 months but I have 20% discount so its probably about £92

[LizzieW]

Ancestry & Findmypast both have all the same original census returns from 1841 - 1901 & FindMyPast only 1911

Agreed, but each has records that the other doesn't have.