Hard call Gary It really is dependant on your interests and purely subjective. I have a lot of families in and around London, Msx, Surrey, Kent, therefore choose ancestry. FMP took over family history online and since then have not been able to find a lot of Parish records that I could find on the old site, but on the upside the 1911 census and soldiers records etc, so I still use them on a periodic basis. 2. There are other options too. Don't forget the enormous amount of work on Parish transcriptions done by Family History groups and their volunteers. It is always good to check their websites out to see what has been transcribed and readily available to purchase on CD. 3. Many counties have OPC sites - Online parish Clerks - whereby people/volunteers may have a collection of records they are willing to do searches on. http://www.kent-opc.org/parishlist.html 4. The LDS family search website is not just for the IGI. The Library catalogue contains thousands of copies of Parish Records filmed by the LDS and available on short term loan. You need to have a Family history room near you in order to view them. But as an Aussie, this is how I got some families back to the 1500's "purely" through the original PR's. 5. Then there are of course many online transcription sites. For example the medway arc website for kentish areas. http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/, and also http://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/ etc etc other areas Sussex Weald - http://www.theweald.org/ Cambs - http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/community/bmd/Camdex/ also Seax for Essex - http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/ in Hampshire there is http://calm.hants.gov.uk/DServe/ & http://www.knightroots.co.uk/ Dorset has two brilliant Websites, Sussex - joining the FHG is a must, Wiltshire wills have online searches and took in more than Wiltshire. 6. Many councils have loads of information.......google the area and + Parish records. Some Libraries have wonderful online resources. We ex-pats have had to learn this early on, because we just can't catch a bus to the LMA on our day off. Grin !!!! 7. Posting to the lists for a specific area/place is always an option. Cheers Pam from Adelaide Australia > Someone gave me some info of the LMA site on ancestry , I am using > findmypast site for 1911 census and freebmd for births etc, I would > like to get into parish records online if possibile and other databases > , what are the best ,and which ones , i know that some are good for > something ,but not so good for other things, advice needed ASAP > > G.Hodge