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Eileen

Eileen Report 12 May 2014 11:41

I can't find anything helpful on ancestry any more. You get a long list of people with the name you are looking for but you can't tell which of them is your relative. Imagine paying to click on each name to see if they are yours, it would cost a fortune. They seem to be just after your money. :-S

Inky1

Inky1 Report 12 May 2014 17:10

Eileen,

It really does depend on what data you input before you hit the search button. Are you using the Advanced Search tab? If so:-
- are you specifying a date range? eg birth 1875 +/- 2yrs
- are you specifying a particular area or county? eg Kensington or Lancashire
etc,,,,

Inky1

Inky1 Report 12 May 2014 17:27

As a simple test I have input one of my greatgrandfathers into the Ancestry Advanced Search - first name and surname only, with exact for both.

"All Collections" returned 148,050 records.
"England Collections" returned 55,723
Adding exact birth year +/- 2ys and his County of birth returned 262
And replacing the County with the Town returns just 16

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 17 May 2014 12:21

Family tree Magazine have put a user guide on their site :
http://family-tree.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/FT_guide_to_new_findmypast.pdf

Amokavid

Amokavid Report 17 May 2014 13:14

I thought I read that the user guide was in next months issue?
Must go back & take another look at the magazine again, I missed that page,lol, though to be honest I have lost interest in FMP since they changed it all.

Joan.

Researching:
Research covered........Harrison, Holiday, Sharp, Garthwaite, Buttle, Lund, Smurthwaite.... ..York, Malton, Thirsk, Darlington, H on Sp Moor, H le Spring, Whitby........

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 17 May 2014 14:02

No, you are absolutely right Joan, the magazine DID say next month but I had an email telling me about the blog - says the magazine one will be similar.

I had to agree to the emails when I downloaded the guide to writing up your FH and hadn't bothered to unsubscribe.

Must admit though, I haven't yet read the blog but thought it a good idea to post the link. I hardly touch FMP now, and so far only one of the 100 records was any use, even though I had already got the more important (to me) records from TNA .

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 17 May 2014 16:02

Well I've now read the blog properly. Seems very good - some explanations as to why results are different depending on how you search.

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