Im sure this has been discussed and as usual Ive missed it but on ancestry there doesnt seem to be the facility to search the index any more? It has freebmd supposedly 1837-1916 but no way of checking on the complete index?
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Hi Heather,
Yes, I would be interested too, thanks for bringing it up.
Does anyone know the answer?
many thanks.
herkyherky
Researching - Trimmer (Farringdon), Noble & Taylor (Ross and Cromarty), Norris (Glasgow), McGilvray (Glasgow and Australia), Leck & Efford (Glasgow), Ferrett (Hampshire), Jenkins & Williams (Aberystwyth), Morton (Motherwell and Tipton), Barrowman (Glasgow), Lilley (Bromsgrove and Glasgow), Cresswell (England and Lanarkshire). Simpson, Morrow and Norris in Ireland. Thomas Price b c 1844 Scotland.
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It is still there Heather, but you need to select the year, then the quarter, then the first letter of the surname and then find the right page! Takes ages!
Go to:
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005
- and then scroll down the page to find the years listed.Elaine
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If you go to their FreeBMD births search screen and scroll down, you can browse by year, then quarter, then first letter of surname.
Or search for a name near to the one you are looking for and then look through the pages.KiteRunner
Every five years or so I look back on my life and I have a good... laugh" (Indigo Girls, "Watershed")
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Many thanks to all - I will have a look and see.
herkyherky
Researching - Trimmer (Farringdon), Noble & Taylor (Ross and Cromarty), Norris (Glasgow), McGilvray (Glasgow and Australia), Leck & Efford (Glasgow), Ferrett (Hampshire), Jenkins & Williams (Aberystwyth), Morton (Motherwell and Tipton), Barrowman (Glasgow), Lilley (Bromsgrove and Glasgow), Cresswell (England and Lanarkshire). Simpson, Morrow and Norris in Ireland. Thomas Price b c 1844 Scotland.
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Yes - it is a bit of a long route. I preferred the old way. But at least I can search!
herkyherky
Researching - Trimmer (Farringdon), Noble & Taylor (Ross and Cromarty), Norris (Glasgow), McGilvray (Glasgow and Australia), Leck & Efford (Glasgow), Ferrett (Hampshire), Jenkins & Williams (Aberystwyth), Morton (Motherwell and Tipton), Barrowman (Glasgow), Lilley (Bromsgrove and Glasgow), Cresswell (England and Lanarkshire). Simpson, Morrow and Norris in Ireland. Thomas Price b c 1844 Scotland.
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I think less-experienced researchers used to have quite a problem with searching the ancestry indexes because the indexing of "first and last names on the page" wasn't very accurate, for instance if there was a handwritten addition at the bottom it would be indexed as the last name on the page, so quite often if you searched for a name it would say there were no matches for a particular quarter. Of course us more experienced researchers know how to get round that one, but browsing by year, quarter, first letter of surname is at least less likely to cause headaches for newbies.KiteRunner
Every five years or so I look back on my life and I have a good... laugh" (Indigo Girls, "Watershed")
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Originally posted by Heather Positive Thinker View PostWhy is ancestry and index highlighted in red? Is it to link to something that I have also missed out on?KiteRunner
Every five years or so I look back on my life and I have a good... laugh" (Indigo Girls, "Watershed")
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Originally posted by Heather Positive Thinker View PostOh brilliant, hadnt seen the years lurking down there.
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