Craig-j   10 #1 Posted October 18, 2009 I'm trying to trace my family tree online, but most of the sites cost. Is there a free alternative to do it online or any tricks to doing it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
DUFFEMS   56 #2 Posted October 19, 2009 It all costs unfortunately! You can get birth/marriage/death regsistrations details on FreeBMD but, unless you buy the certificates at about £7:00 each when you've found a relative it's not easy to continue without buying the certificate because all the information you need is on the certifcate, not online. You can trawl records at Archives/Local Studies which is free and this used to be the only method available but, it's very time consuming and doesn't meet the criteria you asked for free "family tree online". The best system is to subscribe to Ancestry/FindmyPast which costs, nowt comes free. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Blackbeard   10 #3 Posted October 19, 2009 Try your local library, I think all have a basic subscription to Ancestry.com. The best £10 I ever spent was to join Genes Reunited and let my related families help with my research Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
DUFFEMS   56 #4 Posted October 19, 2009 Try your local library, I think all have a basic subscription to Ancestry.com. The best £10 I ever spent was to join Genes Reunited and let my related families help with my research  That's a good suggestion Blackbeard as all the libraries now have Ancestry subscriptions it will just take you longer to research as you'll probably have to book and do your research in allocated time slots (I assume, I could be wrong).  Genes Reunited is O.K. provided that the other people posting on there have done their research correctly, when I looked at my family on there I'm afraid there were all kinds of errors, birth dates out by years and married to the wrong partners etc.  Duffems Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
winks   10 #5 Posted October 19, 2009 If your rellies come from Sheffield, a couple of excellent sites are Sheffield Indexers and Sheffield Records on Line, if you have time book a computor at the Local Studies Library in Sheffield and go on Ancestry site there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
devlin   10 #6 Posted October 19, 2009 I'm trying to trace my family tree online, but most of the sites cost. Is there a free alternative to do it online or any tricks to doing it?  As another poster said use Free BMD and also IGI is free. If you type this into google the family search website will come up, this is free and has some census and BMD info if its been catalogued. This is the Latter Day Saints site and its a good resource. Personally I subscribe to Ancestry, it costs me about £90 a year..... depends on how much you will use it. FH is a hobby of mine and I get hours and hours of usage a week let alone a year so I dont think it's bad value for money..... could actually spend that in under a month going to football games or such like I reckon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Nodens   10 #7 Posted October 19, 2009 (edited) Try your local library, I think all have a basic subscription to Ancestry.com. The best £10 I ever spent was to join Genes Reunited and let my related families help with my research  As DUFFEMS says:  Be very wary of information from acquired from Genes Reunited members, it can be helpful but...  I provided people with information I'd researched, before the advent of computers, travelling as far afield as Kendal and Carlisle. Only for some related people to post parts of my family tree on the Genes Reunited website and get many details wrong. Some people actually made wild assumptions which were untrue - as a result I cancelled my subscription  As with all genealogical research, it has to be double-checked to verify it's accuracy. Edited October 19, 2009 by Nodens Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Iwork2shop   10 #8 Posted October 19, 2009 You can actually join ancestry for a 14 day free trial. I did that a couple of years ago and managed to find out loads of stuff. I think you need to register your credit/debit card when you enroll for the trial and all you have to do is make sure you cancel before the 14 day trial is up and it won't cost you a penny. It really is that simple!  A word of warning though - family history is SO addictive! Once you start it's hard to stop! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
wain   10 #9 Posted October 19, 2009 Craig FamilySearch.org is totally free. The Mormon Church make it available to anyone and it covers most of the world. have been researching family history for years and use them all the time. Margaret Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Minimo   59 #10 Posted October 19, 2009 (edited) I am offering free look-ups on the 1911 census for SFers. Just pm me, try to include as much detail as possible and I will do my best.  Please note, this offer is now withdrawn regrettably. Edited January 4, 2012 by Minimo Changed circumstances Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Gingerbarf   10 #11 Posted October 20, 2009 I am offering free look-ups on the 1911 census for SFers. Just pm me, try to include as much detail as possible and I will do my best.  Hi Minimo, I think what your doing is great, I do the same with my ancestry subscription whenever I have free time or hit a brick wall, but please be careful of the fair usage policy find my past have, it limits you to an average 5000 credits a month over a 3 month period, this works out at less than 6, 1911 images a day. at the moment i've been subscribed 4 days and viewed over 50 1911 images so they soon add up. Martin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Nodens   10 #12 Posted October 20, 2009 You'll find the Family History Centre at the Mormon church at Grenoside will let you research there and are very helpful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...