Thursday, August 25, 2005

take care to compare prices

Tracesmart Electoral Roll - UK People finder database and Advanced People Search these people are cross with me because I think that they are too expensive.

caveat emptor BUYER BEWARE
eg
England & Wales Birth Index 1984 - 2003
England & Wales Death Index 1984 - 2003
England & Wales Marriage Index 1984 - 2003

I have these databases via http://ancestry.co.uk/ up to 2002 and they are
available free at public libraries and Family History Centers world wide

Calls to 0906 40 40 192 are charged at £1.50 per minute, average search time 3 minutes, excludes search fees.
Live operators available between Mon-Fri 9.00am – 5.00pm.


Tracesmart are pleased to announce the successful merge of its 31m 2005 edited Electoral Roll database into its Advanced People Search tool.
Users will now be simultaneously accessing the entire 2004 and 2005 edited Electoral Rolls and 22m additional Tracesmart Register records.

Tracesmart Subscriptions & Fees - Purchase Credits: "

Pay As You Trace
1 search credit.
BDM Database, Electoral Roll 2004, Electoral Roll 2005, Tracesmart Register.£14.95

Smart 5
5 search credits.
BDM Database, Electoral Roll 2004, Electoral Roll 2005, Tracesmart Register.£27.95"

192.com - The Largest UK Directory Enquiry Service

Approximately 1/3 of 192.com's databases are free to search without needing to register, but if you want access to Premium Data, you will need to register and get credits. With credits you can search an additional 36 million records, which are not available in the phone book. More information...

Credit packages

Pay As You Go Monthly Subscriptions
One Time 100 - £34.95
100 Credits valid for 6 months

One Time 300 - £84.95
300 Credits valid for 6 months Standard - £24.95/month
100 credits per month (6 months minimum). Extra credits at £0.20/credit.

Professional - £69.95/month
300 credits per month (6 months minimum). Extra credits at £0.20/credit.

PLEASE TAKE CARE NOT TO PAY FOR SOMETHING YOU MAY OBTAIN FREE OF CHARGE ELSEWHERE

Archived copies of the electoral roll exist on magazine cover CDs from 1999 for example



As a genealogist I keep these old CDs close to my laptop




AND

Electoral Roll: "The B4U UK Electoral Roll facility is a great comprehensive resource. It is also great for locating lost friends and family and pursuing genealogical and family history research.

This online resource contains over 45 million records from the UK Electoral Roll, and you may search by first name, last name, first name and last name or door number, street, village, town, county and/or postcode. Due to the powerful systems behind B4U Electoral Roll Search it instantly provides all of the results that match your search criteria, This is a totally free service! You are never charged for searching the B4U UK Electoral Roll. Results include name, address, city/province and postal code.
Any additional results like phone number can be e-mailed to you at no additional cost or you can phone our support line directly.

The B4U UK Electoral Roll includes ALL adults over the age of Eighteen and whilst it is a legal obligation that every person in the UK enters their details it is a recognized fact that a small percentage of the population do not do so. The database is supplied by the councils of the UK. "

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