Hi Beth, Really sorry to hear about your cancer and I wish you well. As for pay-per-view or subscription sites, they all depend on people transcribing them - and most do it for the money rather than generosity. Over the years, I have heard folk say "I'm only human" and "We all make mistakes" - so work on the basis that all the time people are only human, then they will make mistakes. Ancestry can be more tedious to navigate - and remembering to change the country can be a nuisance - but their census results can be more informative (showing spouses or parents and place of birth). If you can afford both, take both. As for records in Devon, search the archives for Devon-L - you should find details of cd-roms from DFHS which may help. Cheers, Phil Keast Keast Connect Project Cornish Family History Society #11217 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Marcheschi" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 10:07 PM Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Question about subscription data bases > Hi all, > Although I've been involved here since about 1997, I've been away > from genealogy & the lists for several years, but I suddenly have time, > due > to illness (ovarian cancer - I'm very upfront about it because I had no > symptoms, family history & it was found accidently - at Stage IIIc so I > want everyone to watch every lady from 16 to 116 years old, around you, > just in case!). > Thus, I have so many questions on how best to "catch-up" with what > is out there. I have the big - I think it's called the World > Subscription - > to Ancestry, but lately I find that "Find My Past.uk.co" turns up quite a > bit. I think that I used it ages ago, but don't if it is worth a > subscription or even which subscription might cover what Ancestry does not > have? Does anyone have an opinion? After all of these years, I do have > quite a bit completed, but also have gaping holes, such as the Cornwall > Militia records from 1790 -1803 and anything along the border towns > lining > Cornwall and Devonshire. Devonshire records seem sparse, as well and those > likely would help, since my rellies hopped back and forth between the two > to go courting and even elope. > I would welcome any ideas you have about this and new places to > search. Thank you all, in advance. > Warmest regards, > Beth Marcheschi > Aurora, Colorado (formerly California) > ------------------------------- > Listmom: [email protected] or [email protected] > > 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message