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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 4 Apr 2008 19:29

I found last night that if I repeated the request a few seconds later .... it worked, sometimes.


Getting the worng images was quite common a few weeks ago! I though they had solved that one!


sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 4 Apr 2008 14:01

Ancestry is being a pain today.

Getting that message now on 1861 and 1891 census.

Not sure what is wrong with the site.

Mauren

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 4 Apr 2008 12:03

Oh bother.

It is playing up again on 1851 census.

Been using the site for an hour without problems and now getting that message.

Maureen

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Susan

Susan Report 4 Apr 2008 08:35

Had that last night when trying to view 1901.

ChristineinPortugal

ChristineinPortugal Report 4 Apr 2008 08:15

It's still bringing up that message on some census images, so annoying.

Christine

Merlin38

Merlin38 Report 4 Apr 2008 07:24

Had the problem yesterday trying to access the full BMD registers. When I did manage to get on, none of the images were the correct ones. That's some glitch.

Researching:
Barratt, Brownhill - Nottinghamshire Brittain - Massachusetts and NY State

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 4 Apr 2008 04:12

Have had that a couple of times today, twice when trying to open the image of a census, and once just now when trying to open the 1841 Census from the list of censuses.

Other searches have worked well, both before and after .


so it seems to be a bit of a glitch



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Linda in the Midlands

Linda in the Midlands Report 4 Apr 2008 01:07

Thanks Maureen, must be my cue to pack it in for the night

Linda x

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 4 Apr 2008 01:01

Had problems in the afternoon and evening with the 1851 census and got that same message.


Maureen

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Linda in the Midlands

Linda in the Midlands Report 4 Apr 2008 00:43

trying to search the full index and keep getting this message

Database id or database name specified incorrectly or the database is no longer valid.

anyone else?

thanks