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Problem with Ancestry?

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Gee

Gee Report 1 Mar 2014 17:59

ElizabethK

Brilliant

Worked, thank you

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 1 Mar 2014 17:47

Can't even log in - so will try that - thanks Elizabeth.

Mary

Mary Report 1 Mar 2014 15:56

That worked for me,cheers.

Maryb

ElizabethK

ElizabethK Report 1 Mar 2014 15:46

Also many comments on "rootschat"

Ancestry have contacted BT-advise from BT

" power off the BT Hub for 30 seconds and retry"

Apparently this has worked

Gee

Gee Report 1 Mar 2014 14:15

I guess it's down to different exchanges Flip

:-)

Flip

Flip Report 1 Mar 2014 14:09

Blow that one I'm afraid, I'm in North west and on BT - no problems! So maybe Up norf east then?

Gee

Gee Report 1 Mar 2014 14:04

Up norf then

Guess we'll have to wait for BT to sort it out!

Mary

Mary Report 1 Mar 2014 13:31

Bronte Country.

Gee

Gee Report 1 Mar 2014 13:19

Typical......up norf, getting the raw deal ;-)

Mary, where in the UK are you?

Mary

Mary Report 1 Mar 2014 13:14

Mine won't let me open them either.
were on BT

Maryb.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 1 Mar 2014 13:08

We have BT :-S

Perhaps oop norf is on a different server or summut to darn suff? :-S :-S

Gee

Gee Report 1 Mar 2014 12:47

Det

Phoned them and they seem to think its a problem with BT ISP as they have had a few calls today and they all use BT

Will wait for BT to sort it then!


Thanks for your help

Flip

Flip Report 1 Mar 2014 12:38

I'm not having problems either - opened the record no problem.

Gee

Gee Report 1 Mar 2014 12:38

Thanks Det

It was OK this morning!

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 1 Mar 2014 12:22

Opens fine! How about giving them a ring? They'll probably say you need to update something or other!
0800 404 9723

Details if you want them -

Of Lyndhome near Huddersfield, widow, died at the Private Patients Home royal Infirmary Manchester. Probate to Charles Fred Whiteley woollen cloth manufacturer and Stephen Anthony Whiteley architect. £9679 0s 7d

Gee

Gee Report 1 Mar 2014 12:15

Det

This is what I get when I try and open this, for example



England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966

Name:Elsie May Whiteley

Probate Date:31 Jul 1958

Death Date:10 May 1958

Death Place:Huddersfield

Registry:London, England



This page can’t be displayed

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Fix connection problems


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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 1 Mar 2014 12:08

Just checked one saved in my 'shoe box'. It opened OK.

I do have problems with the site when it first opens - my PC freezes for about a minute while it chunders. That's probably something my end rather than theirs.

Want to copy the transcript so someone else has a go?

Gee

Gee Report 1 Mar 2014 11:55

Hi

Is anyone else having problems opening original documents on their site?

I can surf around and see the transcriptions of Wills and censuses but when I click to view the document, it just times out and cannot open the page

I've tried restarting my pc........hopeless!

:-S