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From: J Ebaugh <>
Subject: Re: [PaCambri] Census Lookup
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 07:51:28 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: 6667


Hi,

Also, use the wild card asterisk, with at least the first three letters
of names, first and/or last name, and you will get more hits that might
include those you want. Search by first name only, if it's a rare one,
especially if you know the area.

Ancestry's indexes are sometimes the pits when you have an uncommon
name to look for...it always amazes me what they come up with, even
when the census record itself is perfectly plain and legible.

For another common problem, the name George comes to mind, as it is
very often typed as Geroge in an index. A typo to be sure, but it sure
does limit a search for Georges, and typing in Geo* will not find those
people.

Good luck!
Janet

--- Bill Cribbs <> wrote:
> Dear Mary Ellen,
> I am very surprised that you weren't able to find tons
> of data at Ancestry. The way that I suggest to
> people is to first try searching the EXACT spelling
> during a search...then try the SOUNDEX search so that
> variations in the surname spelling can be searched.
> You would be surprised how many misspelled surnames
> can be caught using this feature.
> Bill Cribbs
> GenealogyBuff.com
> http://www.genealogybuff.com
>
> --- wrote:
> > Hi, I have Ancestry.com and am not really having any
> > luck using it. I have
> > used the Mormon Library in the past and have found
> > tons of useful information.
> > Perhaps I am not using the site correctly, but even
> > my husband tried for
> > several hours yesterday and could not go back any
> > more than 2 generations with
> > his family. Does anyone have any insight to why
> > this site is not giving us any
> > information or any useful other sites that we could
> > use?
> >
> > Also, I just joined the Westmoreland rootsweb and
> > have not received any
> > mail. Does anyone know anything about this website?
> > It is the same as this
> > website, but only for Westmoreland County. I am
> > concerned that it may not be very
> > popular and it may not generate very much mail.
> > thanks. Mary Ellen
> >
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