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Question: Ancestry (UK) Membership - telephone directory online!?
I just read that Ancestry have the telephone directories for the UK on their site, but of course you need to be a paid member to see the information!. I am a member of Genes Reunited, and I don't want to buy membership to Ancestry too, since I don't need the site for much!.
But they're charging ￡6!.66/month - ￡80 per year! Surely there's a cheaper way of joining!? Ancestry has always seemed really pricey to me, as I know a lot of places I can get the information for cheaper or even free!. I'm not a cheapskate, as I don't mind paying charges, but ￡80 to view a couple of records!?
Do you know if there's a way around this!? Ancestry can't be the only site to have telephone directory information!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
I have been a member of www!.ancestry!.co!.uk /!.com for a couple of years now, I think it's amazing!. I have the world deluxe membership and I wouldn't swap it for anything!. That means I have access to EVERY record on their database, it's amazing!. The first lady suggested a fairly good free service with BT!.
If there is something you would like me to look up for you I am quite happy to do so!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
If you want current telephone directories you can use:
http://www!.bt!.comIt's free and as long as the person isn't ex-directory you'll find them!.
In terms of the historical - I've never used the Ancestry ones but I have membership and am happy to look something up for you if you'd like to e-mail me!.
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I have only just started looking into my Family Tree, and like you The Ancestry one seems to be the one that everyone goes for!. I am no cheapskate, but if I can get things for free I will go down that route!.
I got a book from the library - called "Family History Made Easy" by Kathy Chater - she talks about telephone directories and states that it might be worth if you have a very unusual name, to write to everyone in the telephone directory!. Directories for the whole country should be available in main libraries - in England that is!.!. Not sure if you are English or American!. She suggests that if you do write to the person; enclose a stamped addressed envelope, this is not only courteous gesture; it also, in an odd way; puts an obligatoin on the recipient to answer!.
Hope that helps!.Www@QuestionHome@Com