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FindMyPast what am I doing wrong?
« on: Saturday 08 April 17 17:19 BST (UK) »
An expert at the NEC helped me find a record on FindMyPast yesterday - it was a military record from Victorian times. When she clicked in from the search page up popped the complete service record. When I have tried to look at this back at home all I get is an overview page give very brief facts, name, regiment that sort of thing. Obviously there must be something I am not doing correctly, but I can't think what it might be. Please, can anyone help me identify how to open the record?

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Re: FindMyPast what am I doing wrong?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 08 April 17 17:24 BST (UK) »
Can you tell us who you're looking for?  Name, place, dates, etc?

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Re: FindMyPast what am I doing wrong?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 08 April 17 17:31 BST (UK) »
Hi The name is Henry Blyton born about 1850, his service number is 1330. There should be records from India and Ireland. Thanks for looking

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Re: FindMyPast what am I doing wrong?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 08 April 17 19:21 BST (UK) »
There is a discrepency in the age, use birth year approx 1840, and leave Reg. number off that will bring the record up.

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Leaving Reg. number in your search and it will still come up.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.


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Re: FindMyPast what am I doing wrong?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 08 April 17 20:09 BST (UK) »
Thankyou! Your idea about changing the year of birth worked at treat.

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« Reply #5 on: Saturday 08 April 17 20:35 BST (UK) »
I am glad it worked for you.

Sometimes less is more when doing searches, particularly with ages, some people would adjust their age according to the circumstances. ;D
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.