Comments on: BETA: 8 more counties added to beta site

By: Isreal Spangle

Isreal Spangle — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 05:58:13 +0000

Excellent points you’ve made here with this particular posting. I read it all a few times in order to make sure I’d been reading you correctly. I value your own stance and I will be certain to check back here.

By: Kevin Fellows

Kevin Fellows — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:22:48 +0000

Congratulations to a job well done. All of your efforts have been worth it.
I have not found my grandparents on the Fellows side yet–I expect this is due to transcription errors. Unfortunately, engaging in any protracted digging and searching on this site is cost prohibitive. I have already spent a small fortune. I feel a bit like a gambler–”perhaps this search will be the lucky one”
This is not a site appropriate for in-depth research, it is a site better suited for downloading transcripts and census images when information is pretty well known. I do hope the cost comes down soon.

By: Gerontius

Gerontius — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:10:19 +0000

The price asked for viewing a page (£2.40 - £3.60, with no subscription option for unlimited use) is nothing short of scandalous. When the 1901 census was first released, it cost 75p to view a page. I know the government wants to recoup the costs of digitisation and publishing, but those prices will be a deterrent to many people, including me. Perhaps that is the intention.

By: rod williams

rod williams — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:23:55 +0000

I cannot unerstand why so many people are complaining about the lack of counties available .This is a trial after all ! I think we should be grateful for this preview…well done to the team !

By: Joseph Philippe Tirant

Joseph Philippe Tirant — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:35:07 +0000

I have browsed through the site and found it to be very good indeed ,I can not comment on the prices because I need access to the County of Lancashire which is not available on this trial.

By: Tony Jones

Tony Jones — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:34:53 +0000

Have used the site and foud it to be very good but a little on the expensive side. However I think it would have been nice to have a broad spectrum of counties on the trial rather than mostly southern counties eg North Wales and the North of England.