3 features that I would like Ancestry to implement.

[thebounder]

1. Provide the option to sort on the columns. If you display the births registered for the name of Brown, there are an awful lot of entries.  It would be nice to get them presented in forename order, or place of birth, etc.

2. An indicator to say that we had previously viewed the page.

Find My Past already has both these options.

3. The ability to only show entries that have been added or amended in a specific time period, such as "All entries", "last 3 months", "last year" so that we can instantly see only the entries that have been added since our last check.

I sometimes get an e-mail from Ancestry to send them my ideas for improving the site, and I always reply, but it makes no difference.

I'm sure you all have your own "wish list" for Ancestry, and also Find My Past.

[Maggsie]

?  your question, observation etc..........Wish List.
1. Provide the option to sort on the columns. If you display the births registered for the name of Brown, there are an awful lot of entries.  It would be nice to get them presented in forename order, or place of birth, etc.
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I put brown in search and 77 million plus, showing places of death, births and years...........
It's up to you, the user to narrow down to get the best results.
2. An indicator to say that we had previously viewed the page.
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Already does this...........

Find My Past already has both these options.

3. The ability to only show entries that have been added or amended in a specific time period, such as "All entries", "last 3 months", "last year" so that we can instantly see only the entries that have been added since our last check.
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So you would like a totally personal search engine for you.
Wow this would be good.

I have never wished anything since I have used Ancestry. Quite happy with it.
Not keen on FindMyPast.
Maggsie
 

[Ray T]

Get rid of the constant defaulting of almost everything to the USA!

[Gadget]

I much prefer FindMyPast to Ancestry but use Ancestry for DNA/trees, etc. and searching for ancestors/kin from non-UK countries (FindMyPast are getting better here).

I dislike  Ancestry for many reasons but especially because of its wild matching, both geographically and chronologically, even when specific places and dates are specified with  given ranges.

[coombs]

Even with many exact searches on FindMyPast I get wild results of records that are on there but not indexed like many of the old electoral rolls are.

On Ancestry I often type in name and surname and get results which have both words separately on the page but in separate sentences. For instance if I type "Peter Cartwright" I often get the words "Peter" and "Cartwright" on the same page instead of the actual name "Peter Cartwright". Perhaps I am doing something wrong and need to chance the search preferences or not, I dont know.

[Gadget]

I've not had anything like that on FindMyPast, coombs. Can you give an example so that I can try, please?.

[AllanUK]

Maggsie said today:- 'I have never wished anything since I have used Ancestry. Quite happy with it.
Not keen on FindMyPast'.

Gadget said today:- 'I much prefer FindMyPast to Ancestry but use Ancestry for DNA/trees, etc. and searching for ancestors/kin from non-UK countries (FindMyPast are getting better here). I dislike  Ancestry for many reasons but especially because of its wild matching, both geographically and chronologically, even when specific places and dates are specified with  given ranges'.

I am fortunate to be able (at the moment - might have to change in the future) to subscribe to both FindMyPast and Ancestry -- both sites have 'pluses and minuses' in what they offer in search terms and results. Have to agree with Gadget that Ancestry does come up with so called matches around the world (especially the USA) and the so called match has nothing to do with you.

[chris_49]

Get rid of the constant defaulting of almost everything to the USA!

Seconded!

[carol8353]

Get rid of the constant defaulting of almost everything to the USA!

Agreed 100%