The new Findmypast (Part 3)

[lisalisa]

Here is a link to the Q & A set up by 'Who Do You Think You Are?'
www.rootschat.com/links/0ytx/

Responses from FindMyPast are as you might have expected.

Thanks for the link.
I think WDYTYA did an excellent job with the questions and are to be thanked for that.

As for the replies, what a lot of nonsense.  If FindMyPast disagree with it being 'not fit for purpose' they obviously haven't tried to do any research.

I was unaware of the 'apology' on facebook. 

On another note, still no reply to the 2 msgs via contact us (that I definitely clicked enough times to send).

Lisa

[Maddie]

The census search forms have separate boxes for 'Birth Town' and 'Birth Place'.


Please can you tell me where on the census forms these boxes are, I can't see them, am I going mad...

Maddie

[rosie99]

The census search forms have separate boxes for 'Birth Town' and 'Birth Place'.


Please can you tell me where on the census forms these boxes are, I can't see them, am I going mad...

Maddie

They are on this one
http://search.new.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/1851-england-wales-and-scotland-census

I find census search forms change depending which route you got through to find them 
I got to this one via this page which I have bookmarked
http://search.new.findmypast.co.uk/historical-records?region=united%20kingdom&page=1

ADDED Thanks for asking them this JenB 

[hsfam]

You have to add the filters and it depends on which census you pick. For e.g., they both don't appear in the 1841 census filter options.

I've just tried adding a screenshot (my first attempt) so I hope it works!

[Maddie]

Thank you both for answering, I hadn't found those search forms even after adding filters that I thought I was doing correctly. I'll say no more as much has been said about the New FindMyPast already.

Maddie

[groom]

Oh well, the extra week was good while it lasted - I'm now taken to the new site when I click on the bookmark. Now to try and get to grips with it.

[JenB]

You have to add the filters and it depends on which census you pick. For e.g., they both don't appear in the 1841 census filter options.

No birthplace (apart from born within county or out of county') is given on the 1841 census which is why the option doesn't appear.

I get to the various census pages via the 'List of all records' button top right of the page.

My question about this is what is the difference between a 'town' and a 'place'? How have they decided between one and the other for the purposes of searching?

[Huckleberry]

As from January 11th next year - I will be £2 a week better off.

[Maddie]

Thank you JenB, what a convoluted way of searching for anything when there are different forms to fill in depending on how many links you click.

Hope you get an answer regarding your query on town or place, please do let us know what they say, if anything.

Maddie