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Offline CaroleW

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Ancestry 1851 has gone haywire
« on: Wednesday 21 April 10 22:52 BST (UK) »
Is anybody else having problems searching the 1851 on Ancestry?  All other censuses are fine.  The example below is an actual search I have just tried.

Search county selected is Kent

Christian name George - no surname

Gender - male

Birth county - Kent - no district

Birthyear 1848 +-1yrs

I then get 2,146 "matches" starting with EDWIN Abbey b Bradford Yorkshire followed by JAMES Pearman Abbott b Ipswich Suffolk

The "matches" include females and include birthyears from 1811 onwards
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Carlin (Ireland & Liverpool) Doughty & Wright (Liverpool) Dick & Park (Scotland & Liverpool)

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Re: Ancestry 1851 has gone haywire
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 21 April 10 22:55 BST (UK) »
That happened to me earlier - well at least similar bizarre selections so I just gave up.  ::)
Have just come back but haven't got as far as looking yet  :-\

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Re: Ancestry 1851 has gone haywire
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 21 April 10 23:09 BST (UK) »
Having similar problems - was beating myself up thinking I was having a senior moment - but having tried a few more searches agree that something's screwed up in the Ancestry system.......

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Re: Ancestry 1851 has gone haywire
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 22 April 10 00:33 BST (UK) »
I'm having trouble also, thought I was going mad because I knew I found a record yesterday and couldn't find it today >:(
NATT: Kent & Australia
HOUGH: Derbyshire & Australia
SEYMOUR: Chelsea London & Australia
AISH: Dorset & Australia
WALTERS/WALTER: South Australia & Victoria


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Re: Ancestry 1851 has gone haywire
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 22 April 10 00:35 BST (UK) »
Well I am really pleased to hear that it`s not just me then ::)  

I thought I was having a senior moment too.

Mo
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Lancs: Harrison, Entwistle, Devine, Grundy, Ashworth, Freeman, Jackson, Rushton
Cornwall: Rich, Binney, Peak(e)
Devon: Martin, Walter(s)

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Re: Ancestry 1851 has gone haywire
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 22 April 10 00:39 BST (UK) »
I've emailed Ancestry but they are probably aware of it
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Re: Ancestry 1851 has gone haywire
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 22 April 10 00:51 BST (UK) »
Yes it is a pain in the ass.  I am sure they will sort it

Rob
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Re: Ancestry 1851 has gone haywire
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 22 April 10 01:04 BST (UK) »
I took out a sub in January and I've hardly used it. The same sort of thing and also census images not matching the request e.g. looking for Watkins... and I get everything but! It's a nuisance and very frustrating.
Watkins, Price Herefordshire
Brannan, Price, GLAM
Edwards, Gardner MON
Clark(e) SOM
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Re: Ancestry 1851 has gone haywire
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 22 April 10 11:35 BST (UK) »
Hi ozlady

I suspect you are using Ancestry's dreadful "new" search facility

I am sending you a pm which (hopefully) will sort it out for you
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Carlin (Ireland & Liverpool) Doughty & Wright (Liverpool) Dick & Park (Scotland & Liverpool)
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