1864 christening

[MacGrigor]

I put in ‘Helen S’ ‘1864’ and ‘Hornsey’. Maybe it’s problems my end  I’ve had trouble finding people before.

[JenB]

I put in ‘Helen S’ ‘1864’ and ‘Hornsey’. Maybe it’s problems my end  I’ve had trouble finding people before.

Do you get any results at all?

[rosie99]

Is it just an Britain subscription you have or a world one (on Ancestry)

[MacGrigor]

A British one & it came up with a Helen S McGregor born in 1875 living in Hertfordshire and a couple of other results.

[rosie99]

Are you using this search page
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=61596

I have just found it by just putting in her first name & initial (no surname) and Hornsey in 'Lived in'
She was the 2nd result

[JenB]

A British one & it came up with a Helen S McGregor born in 1875 living in Hertfordshire and a couple of other results.

I am mystified.

Are we searching the same thing? I am searching the 1939 Register on Ancestry.

[MacGrigor]

I’ll try again.

[MacGrigor]

Must be something wrong with my phone.

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[lizdb]

Ive not been particularly following this thread - but when I put Helen S and Hornsey in, I found her easily.

(I see from the clip you have posted you have been searching for McGregor. It was suggested you just put in Helen S, and Hornsey, with no surname)

Are you putting too much info in, when you try to search, MacGregor?  Often less is best, then look down the list and see what is offered. You can often find what you are looking for, even if it has a slightly different spelling that what you thought.