Find My Past
Find My Past is the new online family history resource available within all Bradford Libraries. It is available in addition to Ancestry.com containing several resources which are unavailable on Ancestry and more orientated towards the UK.
Databases
The databases on Find My Past cover births, marriages and deaths in the same way Ancestry does. However, content is entered slightly differently which could be helpful if you could not find what you wanted with Ancestry. There are some features though which are unique to Find My Past, including the 1911 census and the facility to search census records by address. Furthermore, the UK emphasis really helps with lists such as military and migration records amongst other things.
Find My Past compared to Ancestry
So what should you use for what? We recommend that if you wish to search through the registers of births, marriages and deaths that you use Ancestry. The Census appears to be very good for searching and its results on Find My Past with for instance the household transcript being clearly readable translated into text (the original is also available). Find My Past also allows you to search by address as well which can be both interesting and very helpful.
