Ancestry or Find My Past

[elf]

A friend has asked which one I could recommend I have found good and bad on both what do other people think ,its like telling someone about a good restaurant then they go and its a lousy meal lol
Thanks Sue

[jim1]

It's a case of "horses for courses".
It would depend on what info they require.
If it's the usual census etc. then Ancestry has the edge on FindMyPast.
They can always buy a few credits on FindMyPast if that's the only place they can get what they're looking for.

[Milliepede]

I know I can get FindMyPast at the library so I have ancestry at home - best of both worlds then 

[*Sandra*]

Previous threads - Ancestry v Find My Past worth a read

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=733288.0

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=621063.0

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=607378.0

Sandra

[clairec666]

Depends what your friend wants to find. I only know about the England and Wales records. Both Ancestry and Findmypast have BMD and censuses. But there is a LOT of variety in which parish registers they have.
This is not a complete list!
Ancestry - Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, London, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Dorset, Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Hertfordshire
Findmypast - Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Kent, Lincolnshire

Also, both websites offer free trials, so suggest your friend tries out both before deciding.

[smudwhisk]

This is not a complete list!
Ancestry - Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, London, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Dorset, Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Hertfordshire
Findmypast - Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Kent, Lincolnshire

Hertfordshire parish registers from the Archives, although with some large gaps, are on FindMyPast rather than Ancestry.

[clairec666]

Hertfordshire parish registers from the Archives, although with some large gaps, are on FindMyPast rather than Ancestry.

Sorry, well spotted!
Also add Surrey to the list of Ancestry records

[smudwhisk]

Also add Surrey to the list of Ancestry records

Oops, missed that one.

Ancestry have the West Yorkshire records, the rest of the county are on FindMyPast, although I think it is still a work in progress.

FindMyPast's Kent coverage for orginal parish registers is only the Canterbury Diocese area, although they do have some FHS transcripts for other areas.

Ancestry also have the original parish registers for the Bexley area of Kent.

[barryd]

I have them both. My choice Ancestry.