Excessive Ancestry search "results"

[Maryam]

Hm, they seem to be having a fiddle with things 

When I click on "UK Census Collection" on the right hand side, even from the Old Search page, I'm now getting the New census search page   

Maryam

[Maryam]

And now it's all changed back to the old search pages for census/bmds   

[heywood]

Hi heywood

Does this page bring up the old search page for you?

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/default.aspx

KR
Maryam

 

It came up as the new page but tucked away in the corner 'old search' . I
have added it to my favourites hoping that it will help if ...  

Junev,
I've not removed any cookies but your suggestion has worked too  

Many thanks to both of you.
Kath

[junev]

hi,

by the way it had removed my 'old' settings so I have to ensure I tick the 'exact' box otherwise it is not what I want!!

Junev

[heywood]

I certainly can't understand anyone being able to use the new search with ease - I have written to Anc. to tell them. (I think I did that when it first changed a while ago  )

[CaroleW]

I emailed Ancestry at the time I raised this post and will update it when I receive their reply.

Why oh Why do they have to go fiddling around and complicate things??  Haven't they heard of the saying "If it ain't broke - don't fix it"

[Marmaduke 123]

I tend to use Ancestry these days when I haven't been able to find what I am looking for with a search on Findmypast.

If I try to do a big general search on Findmypast, like Rosa born Reading 1847 +/- 3, it will usually time out. Ancestry will come up with what I think of as "fuzzy" search results, which will sometimes produce the goods although at the expense of ploughing through a lot of irrelevant stuff. It never times out!

If you want a precise search on Ancestry use the exact option - if that doesn't find what you want untick exact and be prepared to go through a lot of results. I wouldn't want to be without the fuzzy searches on Ancestry.

Anne

[CaroleW]

If you want a precise search on Ancestry use the exact option

This is the whole purpose of the post - it no longer works the way it should.  Please see my original post

Births from 1916 - I ask for a search for George Parry - exact matches only - no mothers maiden name given

Ancestry then throws up 754 "matches" starting with an unconnected surname in 1969 whose mothers maiden name was Parry.

[carol8353]

It now seems to throw up anyone who has ever kissed someone called Parry or spoken to one in the street 

Maybe that's an American's idea of logic,but it ain't mine !!!

Carol