Subscription and PPV Sites Poll

Here are the results of our 15th Unlock the Past poll - What subscription or pay per view online content sites do you use? 167 people voted casting a total of 603 votes. Ancestry clearly had the largest following but Find My Past - who operate Find My Past, 1911 Census, Ancestors on Board and Genes Reunited - attracted a large number of votes as well. Sites that are regional, such as ScotlandPeople, naturally attracted a smaller but still strong vote. Though a reasonably new player, World Vital Records recorded a stronger vote than some older sites. The obvious, main focus for respondents was sites with a large British / Australian data collection.

Site                                                             # votes           % voters

• 1911 census (Britain)                                       37                   22.16
• Ancestors on Board                                         14                     8.38
• Ancestry (any country)                                   131                   78.44
• BMD Registers (UK)                                         39                    23.35
• British Origins                                                  17                   10.18
• Familyrelatives.com                                            3                     1.80
• Find My Past                                                   87                   52.10
• Footnote.com                                                  2                     1.20
• Genes Reunited                                              87                   52.10
• Irish Family History Foundation                          25                    14.97
• Irish Origins                                                      9                     5.39 
• ScotlandsPeople                                              71                   42.51
• The Genealogist (UK)                                      12                     7.19
• World Vital Records                                         38                    22.75
• Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Plus       10                      5.99
• None                                                             10                     5.99
• Other                                                            11                     6.59

Other sites mentioned

• www.ihr.com.au (Internet History Resources)
• Sydney Morning Herald Archives 1955-1995
• Curiosfox
• Genealogy Bank
• One Great Family
• British Library Newspapers, Lost Cousins, Documents Online (UK nat archives)
• Emerald Ancestors
• Vic registry of BDM
• ancestry24 South Africa
• My Heritage

Where the voters came from

• Australia - 155
• Ireland - 1
• New Zealand - 4
• United Arab Emirates - 1
• United Kingdom - 1
• United States - 1 
• Unknown - 4