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Exact surname search option.

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Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 16 Jun 2011 21:45

Is it possible please to introduce an 'Exact Search' option for searching surnames in the Search Trees section?

I spent ages yesterday going through lists of surnames, which I didn't need, because when I searched for surname BROAD, I was also shown BROADBENT, BROADBANK etc.

I realise that alternative spellings can be useful for searching, but an option to search within defined margins would make things much easier.

Gwyn