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Marcelle

Marcelle Report 20 Apr 2007 11:21

Can anyone advise me what I am doing wrong on Ancestry? I am looking for a birth and a marriage. When I put the year of birth in plus 5 yrs in 1945 it keeps bringing up the 1800's. Is that what it is suppose to do and I just have to trawl every page? its the same with the marriage as well. Thankyou Marcelle

Linda in the Midlands

Linda in the Midlands Report 20 Apr 2007 11:24

I'm afraid you have to trawl page by page for entries that late

jen yorkshire

jen yorkshire Report 20 Apr 2007 11:28

ancestry only goes to about 1913 ish in the index, you will have to do a page by page search..

Marcelle

Marcelle Report 20 Apr 2007 11:29

Thankyou. I wasn't sure and thought I was doing something wrong. I will give it a go

Carol

Carol Report 20 Apr 2007 11:29

If you are looking for 1945, then you will have to trawl through each page and use the full version at the top. The section below that, the partial indexed one, is just that, partial. It is not complete and later years of the 1900s are almost non existent.

Marcelle

Marcelle Report 20 Apr 2007 11:34

Thanks Reg...very much appreciated. Marcelle

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Apr 2007 11:34

Use this for marriages (minus brackets) http://content.ancestry(.)co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8965&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 This for births........ http://content.ancestry(.)co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8964&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 You have to view every image until you find the right one. At least nowadays it is FREE....... Reg