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  • #1

    Ancestry is very wierd

    Hi,
    I am having a wee search on Ancestry census - 1901, the 1891
    I keyed in Burnett - no matches, strange!!
    Now as a test I have keyed in "Smith, 1891 census for Scotland" - no hits.
    Could some kind person please repeat the search for me so i know I am not going mad!!!

    many thanks
    herky
    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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    England and Wales are working, but Scotland is not.


    1891 - Scotland
    Your Search for Smith returned no matches
    You searched for Smith
    Last edited by Orangeblossom; 25-04-09, 21:23.
    Tracy

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    • #3
      Smith, Scotland 1891, 56,244 matches :D

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Merry Monty Montgomery View Post
        Smith, Scotland 1891, 56,244 matches :D
        Oooh, but I can't view them!! lol

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        • #5
          Thanks Tracy - I thought I had gone quite mad not finding any Smiths in Scotland!
          I hope it gets back to normal soon.
          Thanks again - sanity restored!!!!!
          herky
          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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          • #6
            Still no results for me.
            herky
            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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            • #7
              The only reliable way to get sensible results for a Scottish census on Ancestry is to specifically select "1851 Scotland" or whichever one you want. If you are less selective the search brings up complete rubbish.
              Uncle John - Passed away March 2020

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              • #8
                Uncle John - I always search in a specific census year in Scotland on Ancestry and have no problems, but tonight all searches are turning up - no result.
                I have just tested - 1851, Cameron (all of Scotland), - no results!
                herky
                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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                • #9
                  This happened to me once - English census - and I thought I had gone completely insane - NO HOLDENS in England and Wales!!!!

                  I think it is just politely telling you to go away, they are terribly busy!

                  OC

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                  • #10
                    Thanks OC - I kept spelling BURNETT different ways thinking I had suddenly forgotten the correct spelling but when I tried SMITH - I knew something was wrong.
                    But where is the wee boy that usually appears when they are busy - has he gone to bed???
                    herky
                    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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                    • #11
                      Ever hopeful, I just thought I'd mention I have Burnet/Burnett/Birnets in Larbert and Falkirk Herky!

                      (And Ancestry is showing zero results for me in Scotland in 1891 tonight too!:()
                      Gillian
                      User page: http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/...ustGillian-117

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                      • #12
                        Hi Gillian,
                        The Burnett is through marriage and was b Aberdour, c 1821, died Longside, Aberdeenshire.
                        Quite right to be hopeful!

                        EDIT - Ancestry still not working
                        Last edited by herky; 26-04-09, 06:44. Reason: addition about ancestry
                        herky
                        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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                        • #13
                          Thanks Herky - I thought it was worth a shot

                          Ancestry's still not working for me today in Scotland either - it's maddening when it happens at a weekend, just when I have time for some proper searching!
                          Gillian
                          User page: http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/...ustGillian-117

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