Ancestry reminder email

[Guest]

Got email today

Premium membership contains all the information in the Essentials package, but will also include new and existing Parish and Probate records and new record releases. This package will also include immigration records and
Irish records for just £2 per month extra.
Annual Essentials Membership
Total Cost: £83.40
Does anybody know which Irish records they mean ???
Is this the standard price now or has anyone haggled over it ??
Also is the Australian one the same info as I've seen people going for that instead????

[Jeanie with one n.]

Why not do the free trial on the au site and then you could see the difference.
As far as I can tell the au is the same as the old UK site, before they split it, plus a bit if oz stuff.
I do not know what the Irish records are.

[Guest]

I really would love to find a couple of people on the Irish records but not sure whether they will be the records I want.
Might do that thanks

[Elaine ..Spain]

Val, if you want to see what sort of Irish records might be available then go to the Ancestry Database Card Catalogue and type "Irish" or "Ireland" in the keyword box.

Genealogy Databases - Ancestry.co.uk

[Mary from Italy]

The Irish records aren't available with the Australian sub.

Last time I looked at them there was nothing very useful, apart from the index of police constables.

[Guest]

oh well maybe I 'll stick with the Aussie one then thanks everybody

[Glen in Tinsel Knickers]

I just cancelled my sub tonight, a long winded process designed to bore you into submission (and therefore stay a member) long before you finally leave.
At one point i was offered a "special" discounted rate of just £11.95 per month, sounds a real snip

[Guest]

thats a lot Glen what package was that for ????

[Glen in Tinsel Knickers]

Presumably the lesser of the two packages (it was quoted as having less records).

[Night Owl]

I just cancelled my sub tonight, a long winded process designed to bore you into submission (and therefore stay a member) long before you finally leave.
At one point i was offered a "special" discounted rate of just £11.95 per month, sounds a real snip

My sub ended on Sunday and I cancelled the renewal. It asks you why and I put "too expensive" in the hope that they might offer me a discount (flying pigs and all that!!) and I'll give it a while before I decide what to do next.

It does seem strange not having access though so I don't know how long I'll be able to hold out.

Jackie

[Margaret N]

I had done the bulk of my research last April when my renewal came up and it was so very expensive to renew I just cannot afford it.
I have not missed until now when a friend asked me to help her with a family history problem.
I think that Ancestry are trying to take advantage of their customers rather than look after 'loyal ones'. We are the back bone of their business and without us their efforts would be wasted. I know the on going costs must be enormous but £60.00 would be fair if 'push comes to shove'.

[Terry on a Rock]

Hi All

Does anyone know what an overseas member would now pay taking into account that they would not be liable for VAT. My charge last year was £59.04 but I have received my renewal advice which says it is now £83.40

Also, will this package include parish records which are currently available to me as the Ancestry email states that parish and probate records will only be available on the Premium package.

Finally, I only have a couple of relatives in the U.S. and have looked up information previously, but recently when I tried to access some information, it would appear to be not available any more - when did change happen?

Any advice greatfully appreciated.

Many Thanks

Terry

[Glen in Tinsel Knickers]

I sriously doubt that i have really used the site enough to justify the sub this year anyway, i renewed on Boxing Day last year and i know there were several weeks that i didn't even visit the site, there are some census images i still need to track down and the odd post 1950 bmd record but apart from that freebmd and freereg are more useful to me nowadays.