Gordon Adshead wrote: > > Obviously Ancestry is now the first port of call for GRO Indexes. > However I did find that quite a few of the images are missing too. > So 1837 still provides a useful fallback > Are Ancestry using the same source for their data as BMDIndex? I subscribe to both and the images seem to be identical, from spelling mistakes, e.g. Llanrivst instead of Llanrwst (poor OCR software?) through to the positioning of their hole punches on the original source documents. Ian

Hi Ian I think the FreeBMD are letting Ancestry have the transcriptions... the Ancestry server seems to be able to cope with the demand a little better... certainly when the FreeBMD server is unavailable, Ancestry comes into its own... pity about all the mistakes though!! Best wishes Carole -----Original Message----- From: Ian Edwards [mailto:tafwys@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: 13 February 2006 14:54 To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SoG] Free 1837-1983 BMD Index on Ancestry Gordon Adshead wrote: > > Obviously Ancestry is now the first port of call for GRO Indexes. > However I did find that quite a few of the images are missing too. > So 1837 still provides a useful fallback > Are Ancestry using the same source for their data as BMDIndex? I subscribe to both and the images seem to be identical, from spelling mistakes, e.g. Llanrivst instead of Llanrwst (poor OCR software?) through to the positioning of their hole punches on the original source documents. Ian -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.4/255 - Release Date: 09/02/2006 -- Carole's outgoing mail has been scanned by AVG and is virus free. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.4/255 - Release Date: 09/02/2006