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Steven

Steven Report 6 Oct 2008 00:27

Can anybody help me?

I am trying to trace the HILL side of my family. When I do a search for Hill and enter 1987 +/- 10 years all I can get is all the "A's" for Hill.
I have around eight Hill members I need to find and obviously all their names do not start with an A.

Am I doing something wrong? or is it the site that is playing up?

PLease help me, I am now so wound up with the site.

Steve.

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 6 Oct 2008 00:39

Hi Steve,

Are you paying to search on Genes Reunited?

Betty

Huia

Huia Report 6 Oct 2008 05:04

Unfortunately they only show the first 300. I have had that problem too, so unless you put in a first name you will get all the ones whose first name begins with A (or the first 300). You wont get any whose first name is Zachariah!

Researching:
Avatar: Red poppy holding a yellow poppy.

Richard in Perth

Richard in Perth Report 6 Oct 2008 06:02

You can go through the alphabet, though - using the % sign as a wildcard - eg: "B% Hill" will give you all the B's, etc. If you still get more than 300, use "Ba% Hill", "Be% Hill", etc.

Steven

Steven Report 14 Oct 2008 00:06

Betty Boo from Dundee, Huia down under, Richard in Perth & Yummy Mummy.

Thank you all so very much for your replies, Betty, yes I am paying to search on Genes Reunited, Richard, your idea with the % works, thank you. and Yummy Mummy your idea also works, I think I have it sorted now.

Thank you all again.

Nickydownsouth

Nickydownsouth Report 14 Oct 2008 00:15

Steven....... Please don`t spend anymore money on searches on GR..... you can sign up for a free 14day trial at Ancestry or ask on here for look ups... giving what information you already have and what you are actually looking for, there are many people willing to help, I believe the GR credits are very expensive.


Nicky

Researching:
Furniss/Furness in Lancashire,Critchett in Devon and London, Keemish/Camish/ Kemish from Hampshire then Cambridge, Copper and Godden in Kent, Spink/Spynk in Norfolk and Cambridge