Search Tips

A - Enter the family name. It must have at least 3 regular characters

B - Enter one or more forenames

.     Both these fields accept wildcards. Wild cards increase the chance of results where the exact spelling or length of a name is not known. 

.          Use underscore ?  to represent a single character   eg. Franc?s = Francis or Frances

.          Use percentage * to represent more than one character  eg, Fran* = Francis, Frances, Frank, Francesca

.          Use combinations for multiple differences eg W*lv?n = Wolvin, Wollvin, Woolvin, Woollvin, Woolven, Woollven etc.

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C - Choose the location from the drop down list. 

D - Type in the years required or use the guide arrows

E - Choose how you would like to match the surname for Similarity or Exactness.

.     Similarity - Matches names withsimilar components eg Brown and Browne

.     Exact - Matches names precisely with what you have entered

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