tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post1792241719449520251..comments2024-03-29T10:00:15.053+00:00Comments on The GENES Blog: FindmyPast Ireland goes worldwideChris Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-55715824343890190692012-08-16T07:49:45.090+01:002012-08-16T07:49:45.090+01:00The holdings on the FMP.ie World subscription appe...The holdings on the FMP.ie World subscription appear to be identical to those on the US sub, going by the record count given for each collection on the respective sites - e.g. on FMP.ie if I select the UK as the country for whose records I am interested in, it tells me that there are 375,771,131, "Life Events". Doing the same search on FMP.com reveals the same number, except here they are called "Vital events". <br /><br />I've actually been able to use the same log in details to access both sites. My log in details are the same for the separate subs, so when I sign up, it asks me which site I wish to visit, and shows me as having a full year's sub no matter which one I sign into - although my FMP.ie standard sub actually expires imminently! I think this basically means I am signing into the same database just using a different front portal.<br /><br />Anecdotally, I have heard that the UK overseas BMDs are not yet accessible on the US site, which seems to be the case still, although some British Overseas Marriages seem to be included (NB: these indexes are actually freely available at FamilyRelatives.com also). One other person mentioned being unable to find Canterbury records, though I've just tried that and seem to be able to find them OK. It may be records are still in the process of migration - there has actually been little announced by the respective companies in terms of new additions to their sites. Each only lists the records from their territory in a source list - e.g. Ireland lists its holdings at http://www.findmypast.ie/articles/world-records/full-list-of-the-irish-family-history-records but doesn't provide a list of holdings from the other sites. Similarly the US site only offers the 1940 census from there for now, and so that is all it describes at http://www.findmypast.com/content/the-1940-census<br /><br />There is one slight disadvantage that I can see in the new set up - on FMP.co.uk you can search for a marriage and put in a partner's name, or do a census search and look for households with a second name. Unfortunately, the new set up only allows for single name searches, although a partner's name will be returned in the returned results - but it may mean doing a bit more scrolling through to find the result of interest.<br /><br />ChrisChris Patonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-27417013665312845242012-08-15T21:10:05.822+01:002012-08-15T21:10:05.822+01:00Chris, Thank you for continually providing these h...Chris, Thank you for continually providing these helpful updates. Can you clarify whether or not the different FMP sites carry the same records, or for example does the FMP.ie site carry UK records that would not be available on the American site? <br /><br />Thank you. Jennifer Jennifer Shoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17080992117190219898noreply@blogger.com