ScotlandsPeople ways of searching

[brigidmac]

I havent used SP for a while but have notification that i have some credits left

I dont know if its my memory or if the site has changed but i want to search for a particular family name in a range of years in Moffat Dumfriesshire

I managed to view a list of 9 marriages & order 1 that was correct but didnt have the option of viewing the transcription

& i remember being able to get a whole page of names then narrowing down parameters to find what i want

Also when i log back i cant find my previous searches

HELP  what am I doing wrong please

[mckha489]

I managed to view a list of 9 marriages & order 1 that was correct but didnt have the option of viewing the transcription

Do you mean you can’t see the details of the marriage you ordered?
In general SP doesn’t do transcriptions, they provide the original image. (I say ‘in general’ to cover myself, but I don’t recall ever seeing a transcript on SP. It is always a download of the original.

Regarding a general search. The very first screen allows that. 


Previous searches - top of screen under ‘saved items’ but only if you did save it.
Previous purchases are safely stored there too

[brigidmac]

Thanks ive been searching on my mobile

Will try on computer

What i remember is using credits to see a document then getting a transcript view for free. Probably for censuses

& gettimg a whole  list of options with parameters that i could compare

before clicking on option of view with credits

I saw tbe details of the marriage but couldnt read mothers maiden name & now cant  find it
How to do search history

I think i didnt press the save search option.

[brigidmac]

It might take me a while .i.ll follow your instructions & let you know my progress . Also i.ll post on scottish forum about who im searching for .

[mckha489]

If you saw the actual marriage, it will be in yr saved images. You don’t have to actively save purchased items

[brigidmac]

Thanks ive found a birth record

& a marriage that i wanted
 
I hadnt saved a search which came up as 7 births
10 marriages & some deaths

How do i do a general search where i get all those options

I m looking for marriages before 1855

A birth in 1840 and possible deaths 12 credits left  but i.ll pay for more once i get better at this

[brigidmac]

This is the family im.searching for

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=897695.msg7725739#msg7725739

[oldfashionedgirl]

Morning Brigidmac
If you go onto the Scotland page on here, scroll past all the different regions at the bottom is a list of ways to help with Scottish research.
The fourth on down is ' How to optimise your search on Scotlandspeople'
This is a really useful article on how to use your credits wisely by narrowing down your options before spending credits on viewing an image.
Good luck

[brigidmac]

Thanks so much
and ive remembered how to do tbe older birth marriage & death searches where you can keep changing parameters from minimal data to more precise

Found a list of 11 baptisms in the range i was looking
Can  eliminate 3 because wife has a different surname

But it explains why some family trees differ

& found a child with a first name that interests me