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looking for a site with a wild card

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Florence61

Florence61 Report 13 Oct 2010 22:10

rose, its an old thread i put up ages ago and decided to go back and have another try. i have a grt granmother who was born hannah pritchard around 1850 ish. before she married in 1901 to a henry syrett, she was supposedly married to someone else from about 1870 to 1881. its the surname that was the problem and the varrious spellings. but just searching for a marriage on her maiden name, i always drew a blank.

i dont want to repeat all the info again but the surname she gave when she married 2nd time was pain covaionden, should be van covingdon. but you can see the difficulty and how it has been mispelt. i have had janey do a lot of work on this already but didnt trace the 1st husband.

i just thought i would have another look with this wild card and see if anything new turned up. thanks for asking.

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house/hampshire prophet/cheshire skinner/kent

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 13 Oct 2010 19:02

Who are you trying to find?

Rose

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I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

Florence61

Florence61 Report 13 Oct 2010 18:32

hi rose, thanks for that.

Researching:
house/hampshire prophet/cheshire skinner/kent

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 13 Oct 2010 18:27

You can use wildcards on Ancestry and Freebmd.

If it's a tricky surname then your best bet is to search by first name, year born and birthplace.

Rose

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I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

Florence61

Florence61 Report 13 Oct 2010 18:07

does anyone know the name of the site where you can play a wild card when searching for rellies when you have a difficult spelling or you are not sure. im sure someone a while back used this and with success but i just cant remember it. anybody know this please?

Researching:
house/hampshire prophet/cheshire skinner/kent