Using Find My Past website

[LAURIE81]

Ive started using Find My Past recently but find it quite frustrating. Im struggling to find records that I can easily find on ScotlandsPeople and even Ancestry. Has anyone else found any difficulties with it? Ive been researching for years and have never had a problem such as these with other sites. (ScotlandsPeople, Ancestry, Forces War Records, MyHeritage)

[Kiltpin]

Sorry Laurie,

I would say just the opposite. I find searches on FindMyPast, far, far easier than Ancestry.

As for Scotland's People, every Tom, Dick and Harry is called Mary McLeod. I have spent a small fortune there finding information that I don't need. 

Regards 

Chas

[PaulineJ]

Its different to search, but if you cant find records,  check whether the dataset covers the geographical place and timeframe.

Pauline

[AllanUK]

I agree with Chas -- FindMyPast is much easier to search. I find that Ancestry can be a bit misleading at times. (also top heavy with incorrect 'matches' to your search)

[JenB]

Im struggling to find records that I can easily find on ScotlandsPeople

Could you clarify what records you've found on Scotland's People which you also expect to find on FindMyPast?

[LAURIE81]

I agree that Ancestry can be frustrating to use and ScotlandsPeople is ridiculously expensive but I cannot even find my own birth certificate on Find My Past whereas it comes up straight away on ScotlandsPeople. I must be doing something wrong to find it so difficult to use.

[PaulineJ]

FMPs coverage for scottish births is

"Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950".

Were you born after this date?

[JenB]

I agree that Ancestry can be frustrating to use and ScotlandsPeople is ridiculously expensive but I cannot even find my own birth certificate on Find My Past whereas it comes up straight away on ScotlandsPeople. I must be doing something wrong to find it so difficult to use.

You were born in Scotland?

In which case only place you’ll find your own actual Birth Certificate is on Scotland’s People. It will not be available anywhere else. Similarly with marriage and death certificates in Scotland.

I can’t agree that SP is ridiculously expensive. It’s far cheaper to purchase certificates from SP that it is from the GRO in England and Wales, and you can download them immediately.

[BillyF]

I agree with Kiltpin, you can easily spend a lot on things you don`t need, as I`ve just done againt this week ! "But" if you get it right the certs are cheap !!