What is wrong with Ancestrythis afternoon?

[Gadget]

I'm not sure what you're doing Lizzy - or is it your connection - but I've had no problems at all with Ancestry 

Gadget

[LizzieW]

I wouldn't think it was my connection as it works via Ancestry.com, it's just Ancestry.co.uk that I get messages that the search hasn't found anything - very odd.  Abiam had the same problem on Sunday and others have had problems, seems you are the only one who hasn't any problems with Ancestry.  I very rarely use Ancestry nowadays, as I like Findmypast much more, so it doesn't really matter and it's silly to pay 2 subs.

Lizzie

[Gadget]

Tell me what you're searching for and I'll try to work out what's wrong.

Gadget

[LizzieW]

Gadget

Originally, I was going to search for a person at the request of a Rootschatter, when I got no results at all I thought it was odd, so thought I'd search for my g.grandfather & family who I know are definitely on the 1901 census.  Again I got the no results message, but when I search on Ancestry.com and click on UK census the results appear - that is what is odd. 

However, if you want to have a look try searching for George Wright in Hull, wife Maria, living at 295 Hessle Road on 1891 or 1901 census.

Lizzie

[Gadget]

Can't see him immediately . I tried Hull and Kingston upon Hull

[LizzieW]

1891 Admin County, Kingston upon Hull, Civil Parish, Newington,

RG12 Piece 3919, Folio 29, Page 11 (sorry not at Hessle Road on that census, but first family on the page.


1901 Admin County, Kingston upon Hull, Civil Parish, Sculcoates, City, Kingston upon Hull

RG13; Piece: 4479; Folio: 46; Page: 41.

If you click to see the original census for 1901, Ancestry doesn't bring up the correct page and if you look for page 41, it doesn't show the correct page either!  However, I did download the census entry from another website, can't remember which one but it wasn't Findmypast, as they don't have 1901 yet.

Lizzie

ps.  I accessed these just now via Ancestry.com, still can't get any results from Ancestry.co.uk

[Gadget]

ah

I saw a Sculcoates one on the 1901 but not the correct wife 

[LizzieW]

Gadget

I just tried again to search for Maria on Ancestry.co.uk and got the following message:

 'Your Search for Maria Wright returned no matches'

Lizzie

[mike175]

Their search engine has some strange quirks, and it works best with as few criteria entered as possible. Most of my problems have been due to transcription errors or wrong spellings.

Having said that, I still wouldn't be without my subscription at the moment. I'd have bankrupted myself searching all those censuses on pay-per-view!

Mike.