Hi Ann I am afraid no one will be able to give you a definitive answer as it all depends upon your needs and wants A lot will depend upon the time frame, location, occupations in some cases etc In order of usefulness and content I would suggest Ancestry is way out in front, findmypast second, I would not bother with the genealogist at all But that is my preference You would be best to say what your main interests are, when and where for better advice I would recommend looking at each site in turn and noting the content and coverage of their databases to see which is best for you, both Ancestry and findmypast have a free trial period At the end of the day no one site will fulfill all your needs, it does not exist and never will so all you can do is cover as much as you can As it may not be Middlesex based you can mail me off list if you wish As to not wanting to be disappointed , I will guarantee that even if you subscribed to every site thats available you will still be disappointed to some degree, its the nature of the hobby/obsession Lets face it, if it were *that* easy we would not bother doing it would we :-) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Good morning, > I would like some ideas as to which of the pay sites has the best records > available. > I have looked at The Genealogist and Find my Past so far. > I don't want to spend the money and then be disappointed. > kind regards, > Ann Davenport