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ChristineinPortugal

ChristineinPortugal Report 1 Jun 2010 10:20

I haven't subscribed to it but have been in contact with someone who has and you don't get the same details when viewing the image.

On findmypast you get the actual household which your ancestors filled in but on here you get the enumerators page for the street.

Christine

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 1 Jun 2010 09:44

I think it would have caused a lot of trouble if they had allowed gold members to view it free when you have to pay extra on Find my Past. It was probably a condition of GR having it that they charged extra.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 1 Jun 2010 07:23

Anyway


why should you be disgruntled?


Do you want something for nothng??


The owners of FindMypast, BrightSolid, paid big money to the government to get the rights to transcribe and digitize the 1911 census 2 years in advance of the official release date of 2011

That company has all rights to the 1911 Census ............ and thus they are going to charge for access to it

The only reason that I can see for GR getting access now is because they are now owned by BrightSolid.




sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 1 Jun 2010 07:14

there are at least 3 threads on boards on this topic

On General Board

1911 Census by Alan
www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.asp?wci=thread&tk=1223266

1911 Census by Carol
www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.asp?wci=thread&tk=1223089

1911 Census by Anthony
www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.asp?wci=thread&tk=1223134




Don't be misled


GR is the most expensive and inefficient way to view any census, let alone the 1911.



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

PollyPoppet

PollyPoppet Report 31 May 2010 22:57

Thanks will go and take a look

oldbean

oldbean Report 31 May 2010 22:26

Yes I thought that was correct PollyPoppett thanks, I see that another thread-1911- is on General Topics with quite a lot of discruntled people's views, Worth a look.

Researching:
Brett, Sparkes, Stock, Bourne, Hulse, Doyle

PollyPoppet

PollyPoppet Report 31 May 2010 22:15

Hi Oldbean
I never knew saw anything about platinum membership until they announced they now had the 1911 census so they must have done it at the same time

oldbean

oldbean Report 31 May 2010 22:09

Hello all

Yes, I too decided to renew my Gold Membership this month in anticipation of being able to view the 1911 census, if I had known this I would have paid extra to join Ancestry instead. I do wonder if it is my own fault and didn't spot that an upgrade to Platinum is in any small print and I missed it! Perhaps someone may enlighten me please.

oldbean

Researching:
Brett, Sparkes, Stock, Bourne, Hulse, Doyle

PollyPoppet

PollyPoppet Report 31 May 2010 19:20

Hi Andrea
I too am a gold member and find it disgusting that we have to pay and upgrade to platinum to be able to view the 1911 census as if what we pay already is not enough

Andrea

Andrea Report 31 May 2010 19:04

as a gold member i am outraged that suddenly we are unable to use the new census'