I have used the Find My Past website on quite a few occasions over the past year. In some cases I have found it to be quite helpful and more useful than others but I have also found that there are some records missing. I am a subscribing member on Ancestry.co.uk and only use Find My Past as a 'pay as you go' service as there are very few times I need to use this site. With Find My Past: - you can search the census record by address, this is quite useful as some surnames are spelt differently on different census'. Either due to transcription errors (quite common) or spelt incorrectly in the first instance (not as common but still occurs, this ...  Read the complete review

DO NOT PAY this site anything for 1911 census info - there are large gaps in their records - particularly for Greater Birmingham/Warwickshire areas. I paid and couldn't find any of 11 ancestors in these areas - site just says "no trace". All 11 were found on Genes Reunited so I have asked Find My Past for a refund. Theirv answer is that I am not searching properly. I tod them that after 3 years of genealogy searchesfor myself and others, on Genes Reunited site, I was perfectly capable of doing searches properly.Still waiting for a refund .......

I've been delving into my family history for several years now, and this is one of the genealogy sites that I use as part of my research. I also use Genes Reunited and to a lesser extent, Ancestry. PAYMENTS I'd normally leave this section until last but because to access records on the site, you need to either subscribe or buy PayAsYouGo (PAYG) credits, so it makes sense to introduce this first. An Explorer subscription currently costs £54.95 for six months and £89.95 for a full year. If you're looking to access the 1911 census on top of this subscription, you'll need a Full subscription, which costs £94.90 for six months and £149.00 for a year. I ...  Read the complete review

FindMyPast.com is a website aimed primarily at those looking to research a family history - either their own or that of someone else. It's popularity stems from it's free access to transcripts of the 1881 England and Wales census, and also as of October 2009 it is the only genealogy website to offer the 1911 England and Wales census on subscription. As well as offering censuses every ten years between 1841 and 1911, it also offers a selection of military records, primarily deaths during the two world wars as well as emigration records, a searchable index of births, marriages and deaths, and a small number of parish records. The site also includes a fully-functioning ..  Read the complete review