Ancestry searching

[Adamand]

Hi. I have searched ancestry and used the "boxes" to fill in the details and then clicked search. The results are always the same ie  I can not find the person that I am looking for yet when I scroll down the page and do a search using the exact dates  I can find them. Am I doing something wrong? Could someone have a go using their own birth and and see what happens?

Adam

[Necromancer]

have you got the 'Exact Name' box ticked ?


sorry - should ahve asked if you are census or BMD searching ?

[Tati]

Could someone have a go using their own birth and and see what happens?

Hmm. Not sure many of us will have our births indexed (=searchable)       

[Necromancer]

you're pre-1837 then Tati ?   

[Tati]

Don't think so.  But perhaps you are pre-1915, Newfy? 

[Necromancer]

close - but no cigar 

[Adamand]

Hello again. Here is the site that I was using.http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/rectype/vital/freebmd/bmd.aspx Still waiting for someone to use it and tell me what they think.

Adam

[Tati]

Which part were you using? The first part is not searchable by name (or let's say only by name within a given year/quarter), the second part is the (searchable) FreeBMD database.

[Adamand]

Hello Tati. I use the the first one. Complete BMD indexes range and images 1837--1893. Births. First name - last name, quarter,  and year. Is this the wrong one ?


Adam