Search

You can search by any combination of Surname, Forename and Location, BUT NOT FORENAME ALONE.

Surname

Forename

Location

Year Range (Optional)

Match Type (applies to Surname only)*

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.