Hi Lynne Scotland's People is only a "subscription site" in that you have to pay to use it but you pay for the amount you use it, not a fixed sub like Ancestry. Also the results are far more reliable for Scottish records. I've put some notes on my website [see below] but basically you pay 6GBP [or the equivalent in one of a number of currencies] and for that you get 30 credits and 90 days access. The credits buy you hit lists [1 credit for a page of up to 25 hits] and images [5 credits for each image you download]. In effect you can get 5 hit list pages and 5 images for your initial fee. You can buy more credits at any time and your 90 days restarts. If you want to get images of the other Census entries and the various BMD certificates, you might need to be a bit crafty in selecting your search [=hit-list] criteria to get the maximum useful results. Be lucky! -- Best wishes Ray ********************************************************** >From Ray Hennessy Forenames website: www.whatsinaname.net Preferred Email address: ray@whatsinaname.net Hints for Scotland's People at http://bit.ly/WIAN-SCP **********************************************************