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« on: Thursday 29 September 16 12:39 BST (UK) »
I agree with fab3bird that searching deaths would be helped by an option for approx birth year. Also, ticking the box 'Include unrecorded mother's maiden surname' doesn't seem to work.
As isobelw noticed, entering an alternative surname for a death used to give a few results matching both names, now it gives lots that match either.
To search statutory marriages before 1929 you must enter only one person's name then look through the results for a match. Entering both names, as on the old site, now returns no results.
"The spouse's name is generally not included in the index before 1929. Try searching using one spouse's name, then view the 'Spouse details' associated with each match in the results page."
To search OPRs it might be useful to select all three denominations rather than having to pick one.
The layout could be streamlined. When I go to a search page the whole screen is header / waffle. I need to tap 'page down' to reach anything useful. It's easy to move within a record type, eg statutory births to statutory deaths, but takes several clicks to find a different type, eg from statutory records to OPRs.
"All credits are valid for two years and will expire at the end of two years unless further credits are purchased in that time"
I'm glad my credits are reactivated, but after two years do they become dormant or disappear?
Some of their wording needs checking,
Statutory deaths:
"Mother's maiden surname is included in the index to statutory death records from 1974"
"Mother’s maiden name - this wasn't included in the statutory index until 1929"
"If you require an official copy of a birth entry more than 100 years old, marriage entry less than 75 years old or death entry more than 50 years go to certificate search"
Presumably these three should each be 'less than'.
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