Search
You can search by any combination of Surname, Forename and Location, BUT NOT FORENAME ALONE.
How to search by similarity
Matching by similarity will match words that contain similar word components, e.g. Brown will bring up results for Brown and Browne.
Tips for Exact Match
Question Mark ? can be used to substitute characters, e.g. Franc?s will bring up results for Frances and Francis.
Asterisk * can be used to replace a number of characters, e.g. W*lven will bring up results for Wolven, Woolven and Woollven.
You can combine Questions Marks ? and Asterisks * to get a greater variety of results! E.g. W*lv?n will bring up results for Wolven, Woolven, Woollven, Wolvin, Woolvin etc.
Tips for Regular Expression
Caret Symbol ^ can be used to stipulate the starting characters eg. ^Will = names starting with "Will" ie Williams, Willett, Willard, Willson
Dollar Sign $ can be used to stipulate the ending characters eg. son$ = names ending with "son" ie Hanson, Johnson, Parson, Robertson
Square Brackets [ ] can used to suggest character options eg. Sm[iy]th = Smith or Smyth
