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searching gro birth results with - (dash) for mmn
« on: Monday 02 February 26 12:24 GMT (UK) »
Hello - Ive tried various ways to find a person with no MMN which comes up as - in the list and would like to just find the ones with - but cant find a way to do it, have tried putting the - in various places and even copied and pasted the dash from other results but still doesn't work.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Gordon.

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Re: searching gro birth results with - (dash) for mmn
« Reply #1 on: Monday 02 February 26 12:35 GMT (UK) »
Just leave the MMN area blank - does that work?

Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
Remember - "They'll be found when they want to be found" !!!
If you don't ask the question, you won't get an answer.
He/she who never made a mistake, never made anything.
Archbell - anywhere, any date
Kendall - WRY
Milner - WRY
Appleyard - WRY

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Re: searching gro birth results with - (dash) for mmn
« Reply #2 on: Monday 02 February 26 12:56 GMT (UK) »
No - you then get the whole list, I am trying to just get ones with a dash for mmn to save scrolling through the list and the potential of me missing someone with the dash.

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Re: searching gro birth results with - (dash) for mmn
« Reply #3 on: Monday 02 February 26 13:00 GMT (UK) »
Sorry for misunderstanding.  :-X
Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
Remember - "They'll be found when they want to be found" !!!
If you don't ask the question, you won't get an answer.
He/she who never made a mistake, never made anything.
Archbell - anywhere, any date
Kendall - WRY
Milner - WRY
Appleyard - WRY

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Re: searching gro birth results with - (dash) for mmn
« Reply #4 on: Monday 02 February 26 13:11 GMT (UK) »

Have you tried FindMyPast Birth Records?  Much more flexible searching than GRO but with all the attributes inc MMN

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Re: searching gro birth results with - (dash) for mmn
« Reply #5 on: Monday 02 February 26 13:15 GMT (UK) »
I tried a search for male Jameson births in 1883
There were 43 results, including 2 with a dash for mother's maiden name.

Searching with a dash for mmn
0 results

Searching with a dash + "phonetically similar variations" for mmn
5 results, including the 2 with a dash.

So that improved things somewhat.
Brown might be more tricky?

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Re: searching gro birth results with - (dash) for mmn
« Reply #6 on: Monday 02 February 26 13:19 GMT (UK) »
How can the MMN not be known? Usually it would be her registration, wouldn't it? Or can you register a birth anonymously?

I think there is something obvious here that I've never understood.

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Re: searching gro birth results with - (dash) for mmn
« Reply #7 on: Monday 02 February 26 13:24 GMT (UK) »
OK, using Brown as another example (in case Mr Brown is looking for Brown!)

Looking for John Brown in 1883
250 results

John Brown in 1883 with a dash + "phonetically similar variations" for mmn
22 results, including 9 with a dash.

Most of these John Browns have middle names, by the way.

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Re: searching gro birth results with - (dash) for mmn
« Reply #8 on: Monday 02 February 26 13:29 GMT (UK) »
What year is this for?
Hinchliffe - Huddersfield Wiltshire
Burroughs - Arlingham Glos
Pick - Frocester Glos
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