The 1921 census and the British Newspaper Archive are highlights
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EASE OF USE 8.5/10
Our readers concluded that Findmypast sets the standard for navigation. “Easy to understand”, “uncluttered” and “clearly laid out” were just some of the positive comments. Lisa also highlighted the “wealth of help available, which was invaluable to someone new to genealogy like myself”.
POWER OF SEARCH
8.9/10
The website’s search tool also received unequivocal praise. “This seems to be the only site that presents search results in a logical manner – by name and date,” said Dave, a view echoed by Julie who added, “It is also very easy to click between the categories on the sidebar to filter any further results.” Kay was impressed by “how it updates the results in real time as you complete the search form, so you can add date/place filters one at a time to reduce the number [of matches]”.
FAMILY TREE-BUILDING AND HINTS 7.8/10
Our readers had slightly mixed feelings about the site’s tree-building and hints. Experienced genealogists Julie and Kay found the tree builder simple to use, whether importing or starting from scratch. Beginner Lisa was impressed yet slightly overwhelmed by the amount of information offered, but conceded that it “did give the opportunity to confirm what you may have thought and allow you to build the tree with confidence”. Fellow newbie Steve liked the look, but found it difficult to navigate.
CORE UK RECORDS 8.2/10
Findmypast’s core record sets impressed our panel. With exclusive access to the 1921 census, good quality images and an address search option, it scored well for census research. Its large parish register collection was also praised. Kay expressed her preference for Findmypast over Ancestry partly because of its Staffordshire parish records “my main area of interest!”.
SPECIALIST UK COLLECTIONS 8/10
The main highlight for our panel was the ability to access the material in the British Newspaper Archive (britishnewspaperarchive. co.uk) if you have a ‘Pro’ subscription. “I’ve found so much more about relatives and houses than I thought possible, some good news and some not so, but it painted pic
