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William

William Report 29 Apr 2011 10:06

I have just done a general search trees for a Stephen Lea on this Site.Whereas perhaps there maybe only a couple of hundred with that name exactly on this Site,it has thrown up search results which include all the soundslike surnames like Lee,Leach etc.

Whilst no doubt very interesting and all that,it is absolutely useless to me!I know how to spell and what I'm looking for!

Regards
William Russell Jones.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 29 Apr 2011 10:37

But other people may have variations, and spellings do change over the years.

But your point is taken - the hotmatches/search trees has always been a bug bear.

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William

William Report 29 Apr 2011 11:14

Whilst I accept all this,surely the Site should not be trying to second guess?

Regards
William Russell Jones.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 30 Apr 2011 07:06

two words explain all I think.

Matches are a result of a ......................................



.................... computer programme



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.