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casalguidi
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Search engine query
« on: Wednesday 07 September 05 12:57 UTC (UK) »
Is there any way to use the search engine to find Hoo without bringing up every mention of ..............

school
neighbourhood
adulthood
hooper etc. etc.

which amounts to 47 pages of results Shocked

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C P Rayson
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Re: Search engine query
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 07 September 05 13:04 UTC (UK) »
Hi

Have you tried putting the term in speach quotes

e.g. "Hoo" it reduces the numbers on Google

Happy Hunting

Chris
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Re: Search engine query
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 07 September 05 13:06 UTC (UK) »
Casalguidi

Sorry, no, to speed up the search pages for everybody we have set it so that it looks for any occurrence of a search word.

It does result in a lot of matches unfortunately, but conversely it can be used to advantage if a person is looking for part of a surname.

One way to reduce the number of pages would be to click on "Advanced Search" and just search a county at a time where you expect the surname to crop up.

Sorry about that,
Trystan
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casalguidi
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Re: Search engine query
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 07 September 05 13:10 UTC (UK) »
Hi Chris

Yes, I too, use commas frequently if searching google for a string of words

Thanks Trystan - no problem I was just wondering

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Re: Search engine query
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 15 October 05 23:25 UTC (UK) »
Hi folks.
I never knew what a popular name Richard was until I tried a search for Chard [placename]!
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 26 April 06 11:22 UTC (UK) »
I have tried to use the Search Rootschat facility (top of the home page) to search for references to my surname ELAND.  However I get every reference containing that string of characters - most notably hundreds of references to irELAND - thus rendering the whole process pointless.

Can anyone advise me please how to limit the search to simply the five characters?


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Re: search rootschat
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 26 April 06 11:30 UTC (UK) »
Unfortunately i do not believe it is possible (at the moment) to limit a search of the Rootschat message base in the way that you wish.
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Re: search rootschat
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 26 April 06 12:06 UTC (UK) »
Hi

If it is a surname, it might be worth your while searching the Surname Interests Table - click on <Your Surname Interests> at the bottom of this page, then search for Eland. You will then get a list of members who have entered that as an interest.

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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 26 April 06 15:18 UTC (UK) »
Thanks for your help.
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« Reply #9 on: Sunday 21 May 06 10:23 UTC (UK) »
How do I search for just the name Wicks ?   When I put Wicks down I get all answers including Warwickshire - by far the majority and similarly the name Burton with all the Burton on Trent's turning up ?


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Drew - Wiltshire pre 1850, London post 1850
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Burton - Derbyshire pre 1900, Lincolnshire post 1880
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goff153
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Re: Search engine query
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 21 May 06 21:31 UTC (UK) »
I've come to the conclusion there's no answer to this.

Which makes the search facility virtually useless.
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Re: Search engine query
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 21 May 06 21:52 UTC (UK) »
Hello goff,

Well yes, the search facility isn't much help for some names but on the other hand we're not paying anything for Rootschat, for all the time spent keeping the site going and for all the costs involved.

If you have a more unusual name, it's fine, and you can always use the Surname Interests Table for the common ones and ones that bring up loads of other hits - try searching for the Wiltshire family on the search facility!

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DALBY - Suffolk and, after 1860, Birmingham.
EBENEZER - Cardiganshire & Glamorgan.
GARVEY and GRAHAM - Mayo.
HUBBARD - Birmingham.
MAUND and LEWIS - Shropshire and Birmingham.
MORGAN(S) - Cardiganshire.
SLADE - Somerset and Worcester.
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