Ancestry.com

[pergurd]

Anyone else as miffed over the web site changes? The layout makes it more
difficult to find stuff and where did the trees go? When subscription ends,
it will be adios!

[Ron]

pergurd wrote:

Anyone else as miffed over the web site changes? The layout makes it more
difficult to find stuff and where did the trees go? When subscription ends,
it will be adios!


co.uk change has some very good points

Census shows relationships and you can search with parents or spouse names

I would like Keyword on main search box

And they have WW1 UK coming in November

--
Ron Lankshear - Sydney Aust (from London- Shepherds Bush & Chiswick)
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~lankshear/

[Ye Old One]

On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:46:13 +1000, Ron <[email protected]> enriched
this group when s/he wrote:

pergurd wrote:
Anyone else as miffed over the web site changes? The layout makes it more
difficult to find stuff and where did the trees go? When subscription ends,
it will be adios!


co.uk change has some very good points

Census shows relationships and you can search with parents or spouse names

I would like Keyword on main search box

And they have WW1 UK coming in November

They are, and will always be, a total rip-off.

--
Bob.

[No Spam]

On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:46:13 +1000, Ron <[email protected]> wrote:

co.uk change has some very good points

Census shows relationships and you can search with parents or spouse names

I would like Keyword on main search box

And they have WW1 UK coming in November

A recent UK colour supplement had a full page advert for
ancestry.co.uk.
I've previously been put off joining, even the trial offer, as I've
read elsewhere that is doesn't have a lot for Scottish research and if
that was confirmed that there could be problems in ending the trial.

However the advert states "the only site to offer the complete set of
UK censuses from 1841 to 1901"

Is this accurate and confirmation that it includes the Scottish census
records?

[Ron]

No Spam wrote:

I've previously been put off joining, even the trial offer, as I've
read elsewhere that is doesn't have a lot for Scottish research and if
that was confirmed that there could be problems in ending the trial.

However the advert states "the only site to offer the complete set of
UK censuses from 1841 to 1901"

Is this accurate and confirmation that it includes the Scottish census
records?

I would say that is the old problem of UK just meaning England and Wales

Recently They did add 1841 census for Scotland - no images but the data
is there as a transcription - click a person to get their occupation

I would suggest visit
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/
and click Scotland for list of databases
--
Ron Lankshear - Sydney Aust (from London- Shepherds Bush & Chiswick)
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~lankshear/

[No Spam]

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 10:09:53 +1000, Ron <[email protected]> wrote:

[snip]

I would say that is the old problem of UK just meaning England and Wales

[snip]

Would I want to give my money to a company that doesn't know what the
UK is? Was it not a Scotsman that created it in the first place!!

Well we'll see what the Advertising Standards Authority have to say
about that "problem"

[Ye Old One]

On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:44:01 +0100, No Spam <[email protected]>
enriched this group when s/he wrote:

On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:46:13 +1000, Ron <[email protected]> wrote:


co.uk change has some very good points

Census shows relationships and you can search with parents or spouse names

I would like Keyword on main search box

And they have WW1 UK coming in November

A recent UK colour supplement had a full page advert for
ancestry.co.uk.
I've previously been put off joining, even the trial offer, as I've
read elsewhere that is doesn't have a lot for Scottish research and if
that was confirmed that there could be problems in ending the trial.

However the advert states "the only site to offer the complete set of
UK censuses from 1841 to 1901"

Is this accurate and confirmation that it includes the Scottish census
records?

They lie, as usual.

--
Bob.

[Dave Hinz]

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:10:34 GMT, Ye Old One <[email protected]> wrote:

On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:44:01 +0100, No Spam <[email protected]
enriched this group when s/he wrote:

Is this accurate and confirmation that it includes the Scottish census
records?

They lie, as usual.

You've confirmed that then? I mean, such a bold statement, obviously
you've checked the facts before making it, right?

Funny how it's nearly always nameless people who have the "courage" to
bash companies who offer people the option of their services. I wonder
why that is.

[Nigel Bufton]

The facts are easily checked - only the 1841 Scottish census is there.

The point made, very clearly, was that ancestry.com claimed in a recent
newspaper advertisement that they offered a complete set of UK censuses.
The facts are that they have complete sets for England and Wales and just
one census for Scotland.

As the UK includes Scotland and Northern Ireland in addition to Englan and
Wales, the assertion that they have complete sets for the UK is clearly
false.

The issue is that they advertised a service that they don't offer. This is
illegal.

The company deserves a little bashing for this misrepresentation. The
people discussing it most certainly do not.

Nigel


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On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:10:34 GMT, Ye Old One <[email protected]> wrote:
On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:44:01 +0100, No Spam <[email protected]
enriched this group when s/he wrote:

Is this accurate and confirmation that it includes the Scottish census
records?

They lie, as usual.

You've confirmed that then? I mean, such a bold statement, obviously
you've checked the facts before making it, right?

Funny how it's nearly always nameless people who have the "courage" to
bash companies who offer people the option of their services. I wonder
why that is.

[Ye Old One]

On 8 Aug 2006 11:20:33 GMT, Dave Hinz <[email protected]> enriched
this group when s/he wrote:

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:10:34 GMT, Ye Old One <[email protected]> wrote:
On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:44:01 +0100, No Spam <[email protected]
enriched this group when s/he wrote:

Is this accurate and confirmation that it includes the Scottish census
records?

They lie, as usual.

You've confirmed that then?

Yes, and it has been confirmed by others in the last few months when
Ancestry were supposed to have give access to one of the Scottish
census.

I mean, such a bold statement, obviously
you've checked the facts before making it, right?

Funny how it's nearly always nameless people who have the "courage" to
bash companies who offer people the option of their services. I wonder
why that is.

Bashing rip-off companies should be everyone's job. You should try it,
you will certainly earn respect from people when you do.



--
Bob.