I had expected this. You are lucky to get 6, I only got 3. I would get one, then I would get booted out and have to start all over again. Each one took about half hour to get. At least I got the ones that I really wanted. 3 hours wasn't enough time, but I really can't complain as they were FREE. Diane in Wisconsin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Relph" <peter@relph.org> To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] 1911 Census Free while England play football. >I got in just before the start, and although it's like running in mud, I've > managed to get 6 households in 90 minutes. > Don't use the 1911Census site, they are still charging. > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Colin and Wendy > Ward > Sent: Sunday, 13 June 2010 5:33 AM > To: cornish-gen@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] 1911 Census Free while England play football. > > No! I've been trying continuously for an hour and a half without any > success. It is a farce. Clearly, the site's server capacity is totally > inadequate to cope with the not unexpected demand this 'free' offer was > bound to generate. > > Colin Ward > > > > On 12 June 2010 20:22, <klaush@iprimus.com.au> wrote: > >> Has anyone actually been able to get onto the site? Iv'e been trying for >> half an hour and it keeps saying page unavailable. I had pre-registered. >> Lyn in Melbourne >> >> ------------------------------- >> Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com >> >> Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription >> information >> http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Morning all, It was difficult getting in to Find my Past but as someone said its free and I managed two households and learnt something new about my forbears so it was worth it. Will defintely try again. cheers, Ann Davenport from Sunny South Africa where its all happening!!