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Offline Zeb

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What's wrong with my search?
« on: Saturday 16 June 07 12:13 BST (UK) »
I'm on FamilySearch.org and having never (ever!) figured out how to do an exact search I thought I'd ask for help.

The attached GIF is a grab of my search criteria stating:

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you must fill in only first name and last name or last name only

I have filled in only first name and last name only - what's up?
Derby: WOODCOCK (Donnington)
Devon: HARRIS (Plymouth)
Lancashire: DERRICK
Lincolnshire: CROPPER, WOODCOCK (Boston)
London: BARKER, DUGGIN, HARRIS, HINTON, HULBERT, WHITE
Wales: HARRIS, PRITCHARD (Pembrokeshire)
Warwickshire: DERRICK, WOODCOCK
Desperate for my Woodcocks from Birmingham!

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Re: What's wrong with my search?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 16 June 07 12:17 BST (UK) »
Does that say 1969?

Might be a bit late for the records on the IGI?

;)


Edit: a general search only finds one Celestine Woodcock who lived and died in the States.


Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN - HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD - GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS - WIL: WEBB, SALTER - RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS - GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY - MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD - SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON - IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK)

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Re: What's wrong with my search?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 16 June 07 12:22 BST (UK) »
Also un- tick the "Exact Spelling" box..Thats where the trouble is..
stoke on trent. carson,wain,leese,shaw,key,scalley,mitchell,<br />james,<br /> nottingham,pollard,grice,<br />derbyshire,vallands,turton,howe.<br /> new zealand,turton<br /> canada,carson.<br />australia,mitchell,scalley,<br />

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Re: What's wrong with my search?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 16 June 07 12:24 BST (UK) »
Yes, in addition to the first name and last name you have put Deaths/ Burials and a date and place - those are the bits it doesn't like.

so untick the exact spelling - put in a name and nothing else.

And you will find the Celestine I described!

 ;D

Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN - HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD - GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS - WIL: WEBB, SALTER - RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS - GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY - MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD - SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON - IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK)


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Re: What's wrong with my search?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 16 June 07 13:28 BST (UK) »
Thank-you.
Derby: WOODCOCK (Donnington)
Devon: HARRIS (Plymouth)
Lancashire: DERRICK
Lincolnshire: CROPPER, WOODCOCK (Boston)
London: BARKER, DUGGIN, HARRIS, HINTON, HULBERT, WHITE
Wales: HARRIS, PRITCHARD (Pembrokeshire)
Warwickshire: DERRICK, WOODCOCK
Desperate for my Woodcocks from Birmingham!