Go on to the SOG site and enter origins from there and you can get the free 72 hour access. On the SOG site choose <http://www.sog.org.uk/#news4>How to access the Society's data online Then Members should go to <http://www.originsnetwork.com/help/popup-aboutbo-sog.htm>Origins SoG Members help for detailed instructions of how to access the website. Peter At 13:04 05/12/2005, you wrote: >A good E-mail from Peter Dooley after a very frustrating >session. 1837.online has been great and has got me miles down the >road on every family branch but their 1861 census was a >disaster. All got married in the 1850's, I have their marriage >certificates so I know they are there but not on the 1861 search >facility. I can only conclude that they were badly transcibed. Any >body else think the same, no alternative but a visit to the >reference library which is not too far away. > >British origins was my next port of call, my first try. Any tips on >getting started. I log on then they want me to log on again. I >search from the front page then I have to pay or go through the >repeat SOG log on. I thought it was free up to 72 hours! Any body >tryed the Irish links. > >Many thanks >Mike Garrett, Cheshire