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Re: Names which cause problems with searches....
« Reply #54 on: Sunday 17 October 10 14:47 BST (UK) »
I have a struggle researching my "Shearing" line, even the London Gazette has thousands of references to sheep shearing regulations which makes it nigh impossible to find WWI events  :-\

When Google added its ultimate all singing all dancing technic gizmo I lost all hope of tracing my MILLAR branch as it insists on only giving me results for MILLER and as that was a very common occupation in days of yore there are a zillion pages of 'em.  :'(
Aberdeen: Findlay-Shirras,McCarthy: MidLothian: Mason,Telford,Darling,Cruikshanks,Bennett,Sime, Bell: Lanarks:Crum, Brown, MacKenzie,Cameron, Glen, Millar; Ross: Urray:Mackenzie:  Moray: Findlay; Marshall/Marischell: Perthshire: Brown Ferguson: Wales: McCarthy, Thomas: England: Almond, Askin, Dodson, Well(es). Harrison, Maw, McCarthy, Munford, Pye, Shearing, Smith, Smythe, Speight, Strike, Wallis/Wallace, Ward, Wells;Germany: Flamme,Ehlers, Bielstein, Germer, Mohlm, Reupke

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Re: Names which cause problems with searches....
« Reply #55 on: Sunday 17 October 10 15:48 BST (UK) »

 You can imagine the results when I google Incher.

Jackie
Dudley Worcs:Ellis Durkin Oakley Rich Smith
Baggot Saunders Turner Williams Hobbs
Harts Hill: Baggot Wright

Tipton:Whitehouse (boatman) Timmins
Yorkshire:Littlewood Wilcockson
Derbyshire:Wilcockson

Derby Belper:Spencer
Herefordshire Brampton Bryan:-Turner

Worcs. Hereford. Gloucs.
Hodgetts




Radnorshire: Meredith
Bristol Somerset: Box

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Re: Names which cause problems with searches....
« Reply #56 on: Sunday 17 October 10 18:02 BST (UK) »
try behindthefrogs suggestion - it really cuts down on the rubbish!!!

type in the first and last name of  your ancestor - in quotation marks

this is not to say that you still dont have none relevant search results - but the search is focussed upon who you are looking for!!!  :D
Areas: Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire and Leicestershire.

Main Names: Wood, Taylor, Beckworth, Whysall, Hull [and many others when I go off on a tangent!! lol]

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Re: Names which cause problems with searches....
« Reply #57 on: Sunday 17 October 10 21:10 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Rena on Sunday 17 October 10 14:47 BST (UK)
I have a struggle researching my "Shearing" line, even the London Gazette has thousands of references to sheep shearing regulations which makes it nigh impossible to find WWI events :-\
Try searching Shearing -sheep

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When Google added its ultimate all singing all dancing technic gizmo I lost all hope of tracing my MILLAR branch as it insists on only giving me results for MILLER and as that was a very common occupation in days of yore there are a zillion pages of 'em. :'(
try searching Millar -Miller
WIMBUSH - Everywhere :: MARLOW/JECOCK/JUSTICE - Northamptonshire/Warwickshire/Oxfordshire :: SCALES/BRIDGES/ENGLISH/SPINK/PETCH/GOOCH/COCKSEDGE - Suffolk :: GARRETT/GIBBS/FEARN - Warwickshire :: DEVOS - Scotland (Aberdeen)/France(Dunkerque) :: MURRAY - Ireland(Down)/Scotland(Lochs) :: TIGHE/TREACY - Cork

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Re: Names which cause problems with searches....
« Reply #58 on: Sunday 17 October 10 21:16 BST (UK) »
no - I mean searching for 'James' Shearing and 'John' Millar.

So ... you google for "James Shearing"

See what this comes up with!!!
Areas: Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire and Leicestershire.

Main Names: Wood, Taylor, Beckworth, Whysall, Hull [and many others when I go off on a tangent!! lol]

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« Reply #59 on: Sunday 17 October 10 21:24 BST (UK) »
No, try searching for Shearing -Sheep the - means exclude results with this word.
If you search "James Shearing" you will not get results for "Shearing, James", "James N Shearing" or his brother John.
To enhance the search further try Shearing +James -sheep. Anytime you notice a common word cropping up that you don't want simply add a -word or -"unwanted phrase" to your search query. Note there is no space between the - and the word or phrase you want to eliminate.
WIMBUSH - Everywhere :: MARLOW/JECOCK/JUSTICE - Northamptonshire/Warwickshire/Oxfordshire :: SCALES/BRIDGES/ENGLISH/SPINK/PETCH/GOOCH/COCKSEDGE - Suffolk :: GARRETT/GIBBS/FEARN - Warwickshire :: DEVOS - Scotland (Aberdeen)/France(Dunkerque) :: MURRAY - Ireland(Down)/Scotland(Lochs) :: TIGHE/TREACY - Cork

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Re: Names which cause problems with searches....
« Reply #60 on: Sunday 17 October 10 23:12 BST (UK) »
I have most trouble with the name NAIL. Google just thinks I want a manicure.

Even googling my ancestor "Benedict Nail" - in quotes - only brings up salons.

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Re: Names which cause problems with searches....
« Reply #61 on: Sunday 17 October 10 23:15 BST (UK) »
hmm; Ive not used  -word  so it will be interesting to see the results.  

Out of curiosity, earlier tonight I used the advanced search looking for the place named "Balloan" .... which my ancestors resided in.   Google still managed to insert a few "ballon" words into the results lol
Aberdeen: Findlay-Shirras,McCarthy: MidLothian: Mason,Telford,Darling,Cruikshanks,Bennett,Sime, Bell: Lanarks:Crum, Brown, MacKenzie,Cameron, Glen, Millar; Ross: Urray:Mackenzie:  Moray: Findlay; Marshall/Marischell: Perthshire: Brown Ferguson: Wales: McCarthy, Thomas: England: Almond, Askin, Dodson, Well(es). Harrison, Maw, McCarthy, Munford, Pye, Shearing, Smith, Smythe, Speight, Strike, Wallis/Wallace, Ward, Wells;Germany: Flamme,Ehlers, Bielstein, Germer, Mohlm, Reupke

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Re: Names which cause problems with searches....
« Reply #62 on: Monday 18 October 10 00:02 BST (UK) »
I've got Quarrell and Fury.  >:(

You can imagine how many newspaper articles come up with those words included.

Cheers, Alison  :D
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