23 Aug 2015

A question about : Ancestry.co.uk FREE

I think this was posted last year, but the access numbers are different this time, so I am posting again.

There has been a whole page advert in the Guardian weekend magazine section for the last few weeks for a 30 day free access to Ancestry.co.uk, with a free pdf copy of 'Life in victorian Britain' by Tony Robinson.

Text from the advert:

1. Call 0800 032 4684 (lines open 9am-9.30pm mon to sat and 9am-6pm sunday.
2. Note down your access code and login details
3. Go to ancestry.co.uk and start your journey of discovery

Free trial requires registration with a valid credit card but no money wil be taken during the free trial. To cancel, simply call or email Ancestry.co.uk Otherwise an annual membership of Ј69.95 (!!!!) will be taken automatically after 30 days.

You'll have free addess to:
The largest collection of UK family records on the web
The only site to offer the complete set of UK cesuses from 1841 to 1901
Over 500 million names dating back to the 1500s
I haven't tried it myself, but plan to when I have more free time

I suggest anyone setting it up uses the MSE reminder/tart email service to remind them to cancel as the annual membership is very steep!

Best answers:

  • This is a great website. Anyone interested in researching their family tree will love it.
    I subscribe on a yearly basis to Ancestry.co.uk. At just over £5 for a month with unlimited searches it's a must-have for me. I recommend it.
  • Yes, we also subscribe to this super site - you will get addicted!
    Check out FreeBMD as well https://www.freebmd.org.uk/ will link you to FreeCen and FreeReg
  • Free information Births, Marriages, Deaths, you’ll find the individual entry for the person you are searching for.
    you have to register its free and then by typing name and surname you can find out if the record is there and if he/she is married or not . Sometimes it comes usefull.
    https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/rec...eebmd/bmd.aspx
    Index ranges & Images 1837-1983
    Partial FreeBMD Indexes & Images 1837-1983
    Complete BMD Indexes 1984-2005
    click whatever you are interested in
  • have to pay for it.thought it was a freebie
  • well i got it free thanks!
  • Free BMD page is here https://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl earliest date possible is 1837
  • watch these people at ancestry.co.uk - the amount of spam I got from them after I got on their mailing list!
  • The BMDs are free to search,Ancestry usually offer a free two week trial period, you need to put card details in, this enables you to search the census, from 1841-1901, some parish records, and other things, great if you are doing your family tree, if you wish to cancel, before they debit your card, ring up 2 days before expiry date of free trial.
    This is another site for births, deaths and marriages, completely free:
    https://www.freebmd.org.uk/
  • I have noticed that some counties have now put fairly recent births marriages and deaths free indexes online, for instance this is Kent's
    https://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html
    If you are looking at pre 1900 births and marriages then you can always try the IGI on www.familysearch.org which is free to look at.
  • "If you are looking at pre 1900 births and marriages then you can always try the IGI on www.familysearch.org which is free to look at."
    Actually, the IGI covers the period BEFORE the creation of the Registrars Office in mid-1837 (although it does cover some up until the 1860's). It records entries from the parish records for births and marriages back until about 1588.
  • This is a good site, parish records, quite detailed, but far from complete, only certain areas:
    https://www.freereg.org.uk/
  • www.freebmd.org.uk
    I have got lots of information from this site.
  • hehe i found mine
  • https://landing.ancestry.com/popularm...618&o_it=32845 Enjoy 3 days of unlimited
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    Dive into your family's past with full access to the world's largest online collection of family history resources — FREE for three days.
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  • Hello, irisrose
    I have been looking at the MSE site for a long time now but never felt the need to register - that is until I saw your post. I just had to register to say Thank you.
    The best post ever!!!
    Kind Regards
    FamilyHistoryMad
  • Does this cover Ireland, north and south?
    Thanks.
  • thanks for this very handy
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