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elaine447
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Does anyone have the same problem as me
one of the Surname's I am researching is
GIVEN
the problem is that every time I put this surname in a search
it comes up with all sorts of hits (example)
his given name was  ?? or I was given this link
could anyone suggest how I can stress that this is a Surname
regards
Elaine
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Given,McCorkindale,Kennaway,Wylie,Cameron,Mooney,McCloskey,Black,
McCafferty,Gillespie,Jamieson,Keith,Adam,Quigley,Ainslie,
McHugh,Malone,Fisher,Burns,Gallacher,Nelson,Dunleavy,Brannan,
Docherty,McCluskey,Fitzpatrick,Barclay, Peacock
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Gadget
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Hi Elaine
I had/have a similar problem with MATES/MEAT 
Try using the + and - facility e.g "Given" +surname, +<area you are interested in> , etc.
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elaine447
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Thanks Gadget
I will try that
I have tried everything else it starts to get frustrating after a while
Elaine
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Given,McCorkindale,Kennaway,Wylie,Cameron,Mooney,McCloskey,Black,
McCafferty,Gillespie,Jamieson,Keith,Adam,Quigley,Ainslie,
McHugh,Malone,Fisher,Burns,Gallacher,Nelson,Dunleavy,Brannan,
Docherty,McCluskey,Fitzpatrick,Barclay, Peacock
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Gadget
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Try all sorts of variations to see if you can narrow it down. I also had a problem with Stokes/Stoke.
Still, I think I'd rather have these than all my Jones ones 
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elaine447
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did you eventually find a way to find them
I feel sorry for anyone searching these names that
have different meanings if I pluralise it I get hits with Surname Givens
but our family never had an S at the end of it
I dont think I would like to search for Jones or Smith
so I think I will stick to trying My Given's
thanks Gadget
Elaine
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Given,McCorkindale,Kennaway,Wylie,Cameron,Mooney,McCloskey,Black,
McCafferty,Gillespie,Jamieson,Keith,Adam,Quigley,Ainslie,
McHugh,Malone,Fisher,Burns,Gallacher,Nelson,Dunleavy,Brannan,
Docherty,McCluskey,Fitzpatrick,Barclay, Peacock
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aghadowey
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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You could also try searching 'Given family'
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elaine447
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Thanks aghadowey
I am going to try all of these and see what happens
I may be as old as my ancestors before I find a way of
doing it but never mind
Elaine
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Given,McCorkindale,Kennaway,Wylie,Cameron,Mooney,McCloskey,Black,
McCafferty,Gillespie,Jamieson,Keith,Adam,Quigley,Ainslie,
McHugh,Malone,Fisher,Burns,Gallacher,Nelson,Dunleavy,Brannan,
Docherty,McCluskey,Fitzpatrick,Barclay, Peacock
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elaine447
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thanks to the both of you
I have tried your suggestions and
I got a few hits
Elaine
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Given,McCorkindale,Kennaway,Wylie,Cameron,Mooney,McCloskey,Black,
McCafferty,Gillespie,Jamieson,Keith,Adam,Quigley,Ainslie,
McHugh,Malone,Fisher,Burns,Gallacher,Nelson,Dunleavy,Brannan,
Docherty,McCluskey,Fitzpatrick,Barclay, Peacock
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JAP
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Given (sorry!) that we are now in the computer age, I have similar problems with one of my surnames:
HACKING!
If only (say) Google allowed one to search for Hacking rather than hacking (i.e. to specify that the word starts with an upper case letter) that might help a bit.
Sometimes I try:
hacking + genealogy
or
hacking + genealogy + liverpool
But it's a pest.
JAP
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Scotland - HALL, HARLEY, LOCHTY/LOCHTIE/LOUGHTIE/LOUGHTY (very rare), MCLAUSE/MCLAWS/MCILHOSE/HOSE (quite rare and many very variable spellings - close to 100 to date), PHILP/PHILIP, VASSIE; Ireland - BOURKE/BURKE, DONOHUE (many spellings), DOOLEY, KINSELLA, MAXWELL, OSBORNE, RAFFERTY, STA(U)NTON, SULLIVAN; England - BAYES, BROWNELL, DALTON, FREEMAN, HACKING, PIERCY, SIDDLE, SWIFT, SULLIVAN, TINK(L)ER, TRIPPIT. Any spellings and many other names!
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Siouxzie
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Mine is WALL - everytime I search I get people talking about their "brick walls". Stop using this term people!!!! 
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Greenwich, London-BEARMAN/JOHNSON/GREENE Barking Essex-BEARMAN Manchester- NEWALL/Newell or variants, LOLLEY/Lolly,WALL Shropshire- WALL Cheshire- MADDOCK/CARTER/PERCIVAL Windsor, Berkshire - MILES Buckinghamshire - MILES Monmouthshire - JAMES & MORRIS Herefordshire- FLEET Yorkshire- SHIPLEY & GRAY Sussex- EDWARDS & KNIGHT Wiltshire/Hampshire-WATERS Wolverhampton area Staffordshire- ASTON Staffordshire- LOLLEY Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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