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Census Lookups General Lookups => Census and Resource Discussion => Topic started by: Ringrose on Saturday 22 March 14 12:32 GMT (UK)
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Looking at births...put in full name ,and date of birth for a 1912 event.Even put place down.What happens I get a load of unwanted names in different area and then the message that the following names weren't mine and the first bemoan that list was ....then me I had given,the right date and place.Other searches this morning seem to be ll over the place.
Ringrose
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This is again an age old problem, which seems to just be worse now that Ancestry has made its 'improvements'.
It has always been advised when doing BMD searches to work on the 'less is more ' priniciple. And then add a little more information on each subesquent search. ie
1: John Smith 1818 (2 years +/-) Kent this will bring up your first selection
2: John Smith 1818 (1 year +/-) Kent will reduce the number even more
3: John Smith 1818, if not a 1817 or last quarter 1818 birth make it the year exactly. This will produce by far the fewest results.
And if you know the registration area, then you can tie your search down even further.
I know that if I put in my year of birth etc., nothing comes up. But if I just put in my name and year +/- 1 year, I can find it far easier.
May seem like I am teaching my gran to suck eggs, but we do sometimes forget some of the basics when we are searching.
Good luck ;)
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Hi Ringrose,
I have found it up the creek too. Wont find spouse for marriage, even when you find a record which even lists the surname click "find spouse" and you get a whole list...................
Spark
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