Hi Keith I have both but prefer Ancestry using the "old search" method. If you want military records of during the 19th century then you need find my past. I find the databases on Ancestry are of more use to me personally and having the London Metropolitan Archives online seem to come into use for all branches of my basically Midlands family. Mike Fisher in Droitwich my family tree http://mjfisher.tribalpages.com Keith wrote: > I'm thinking of buying a subscription to one of the online sites such > as Ancestry and Find My Past. Any recommendations from people already > using one of these sites would be most helpful. > > Thanks Keith