Free Access to FindMyPast UK records until Sunday midnight (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Friday, September 07, 2018, 00:41 (2263 days ago) @ Jefff

Hi all,
I've just received an email newsletter from the "Who Do You Think You Are ?" website advising that the "Find My Past" website are offering the following free access starting today.

"Findmypast is one of the leading family history websites, with 2.7 billion records to help trace your ancestors around the world.

Now, Findmypast is offering free access to its records from 09.00 BST on Friday 7 September to 23.59pm BST on Monday 10 September 2018, although you will need to register for an account.

The free access includes parish records, criminal records, the 1939 Register and much more, but does not cover the British Newspaper Archive.
To view them, users will have to register for a Findmypast account but will not be charged."

These links refer, probably best opened into a new tab or window;

http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/blog/5-reasons-why-you-should-visit-findmypa...

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/family-story/

I'm not 100% certain but I believe their land survey records are not available on Ancestry, for example. The FMP military records are certainly better if researching pre WW1 British Army.

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In the usual manner any new users will need to register their name and email address beforehand, but nothing more and no requests for payment, unless you stray away from the free datasets when using the FMP website. Registering will also mean you'll receive occasional and useful newsletter emails advising of events such as this, or informational research guides, and so on, but no spam. The same applies to the WDYTYA site, I recommend joining both sites.

Hoping this helps, Jeff.