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Searching for births after 1915 now easier

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Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 29 Jan 2009 10:48

Ancestry has been updated.
You can search for births after 1915 and up to 2005 without having to trawl through each quarter.

Gwyn

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 29 Jan 2009 10:55

I prefer Free BMD. Most areas are now covered right up to the 1930's.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 29 Jan 2009 11:01

I agree freebmd is great, ..I've always used it alot but this new searching on Ancestry is sooo easy.
Just type in surname and maiden name if you want and up pop matches in seconds....Right up to 2005 births

Gwyn

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 29 Jan 2009 11:03

So now we cant see the original images of the full register ?
So I go and look up my own birth and guess what, Name spelt wrong and wrong County , just another opportunity for more mistakes !

Researching:
For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 29 Jan 2009 11:08

Images are there, just as before.

Gwyn.

Thelma

Thelma Report 29 Jan 2009 11:26

Thanks Gwyn
It was only two days ago that I trawled the quarters for two hours and still missed some records.
Two minutes now and I have the lot!
Brilliant Jim

mgnv

mgnv Report 29 Jan 2009 11:37

Very handy - however, I checked just 8 records and two had errors, If I were to rely on Ancestry transcriptions to order the certs, that would have been 6 quid down the tubes, so you definitely need to check the images,

Alan

Alan Report 29 Jan 2009 11:37

Thanks Gwynn....
should make life easier.

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 29 Jan 2009 13:49

Gwyn

Thank you so much for the tip.

Just found 'me' in the 1950s and I am not on FreeBMD.

Oh dear, what with searching the 1911 and now this, how on earth can I get the 'domestics' done???

Thanks again

Chris

Researching:
Avatar...My darling Dad. 1931-2019 'Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule' Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. 'A brickwall is a problem that you haven't solved yet' Dave Annal http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/brick-walls-and-lost-ancestors/

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 29 Jan 2009 14:22

Gwyn. where on Ancestry is the link? my searches are as before where i have to either search the transcribed the complete or the 1984 - 2005

Roy

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 29 Jan 2009 14:28

On my opening page it's about half way down, in the centre.
Just to the right of a coloured box advertising Directories.

Found under the general heading of.......

New Records on Ancestry.co.uk

Gwyn

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 29 Jan 2009 14:35

Gwyn, Thanks, I got it now

Roy

juma

juma Report 29 Jan 2009 16:46

Me neither. I looked for myself in 1951, hubby 1953, sister 1955 nothing. Only from 1984 onwards. I tried to search the complete birth index on Ancestry this morning and again this afternoon and a heading comes up 'unknown' and then the Ancestry logo saying not enough information. Never seen this before and have used ancestry for ages.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 29 Jan 2009 16:47

Kelly
There does seem to be a problem....probably too many people trying to search !

I have just tried and it says there are no matches, ....for things I viewed earlier.

Gwyn

GaryOnTheAlgarve

GaryOnTheAlgarve Report 29 Jan 2009 17:22

Yep cant get anything before 1990's I just tried for my birth 1958 my bros 1960 and sis 1951 only showed partial matches for 1991 to 2005

Lady Cutie

Lady Cutie Report 29 Jan 2009 17:36

Me too i looked for my children in 1963 ,1965 and 1969
not there .
Hazelx