1921 census

[NooshieW]

I am sure this topic is on here somewhere , but what do people think about the charges for the viewing of the census. Apparently £3.50 for one view of one item. Very expensive.
I have been waiting for this like many others ,but would like to look up multiple people.
It is a bit prohibitive for those in low incomes.

[CLP04893824]

Yes, it soon adds up. I imagine the same applies in public libraries with otherwise free FindMyPast access. The only alternative is to go to The National Archives at Kew or to their hubs in Manchester or Wales where they say it will be free: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/regional-hubs-to-offer-free-online-access-to-1921-census/

[BumbleB]

I'm afraid it's a case of "like it or lump it".  AND we had the same thing with the 1939 register, and possibly the 1911.

Even we who have paid for a full subscription - I've been a subscriber since 2013 -  will be charged.

[CaroleW]

So many people are "desperate" to advance their FH or get the answers to questions that they will pay.   Perhaps if they didn't - the costs would be reviewed as at the end of the day it's all about profits.   

I wonder how many people will pay & then find they have downloaded the wrong entry?  Much like the "wrong pre 1911 birth certs" before GRO online became available with mothers maiden name 

Isn't it going to be much like Scotlands People - pay per view?

I'm happy to wait until Ancestry include it in their subscription as they did with the 1911 & 1939

[BumbleB]

I've just had a look at prices for the 1939 Register - back in 2015 -

£6.95 per household or £24.95 for a 5 household bundle = £4.99 per household.

Again there was a discount for FindMyPast subscribers.

£3.50 per view in 2022 compares VERY favourably 

[ThrelfallYorky]

I'll be waiting for "Ancestry" too, CaroleW.
TY

[mrcakey]

I have 5 households on my "priority" list, which I will definitely order = £15.75 with subscriber discount.

I have another 10 or so that I might order = £31.50.

That would be £47.25 to get all the records I might want. An awful lot cheaper for me than travelling to London or Manchester and an awful lot less hassle in the current climate.

The records should be free, but our glorious leaders farm them out to private companies (where else are they doing that I wonder?), so those private companies need to recoup their huge costs. I don't begrudge them one bit.

[BumbleB]

Apologies, but I'm getting fed up with those who expect EVERYTHING for nothing.

I'm with mrcakey - I have 3 that I really want - my mother and her mother, my father with his parents, and my great-grandparents.  Any others are supernumerary and can wait!!

[coombs]

I am just grateful the census is being released and do not mind paying £3.50 for one item. I have only about 5 that I really, really want.