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Brit

Brit Report 4 Feb 2010 17:17

Hi Chris I think that was what I was looking for. Will try it. Thank you for your help. Brit

Brit

Brit Report 4 Feb 2010 17:16

Hi Jonesy Thanks for that, I will try your suggestion. I thought there was some way you could put in a minus sign or put your search in inverted commas or something. Thanks for replying. Brit

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 4 Feb 2010 17:13

Also tried

"elizabeth barrett" middlesborough -browning

and it concentrated on just "elizabeth barrett" and where there was middlesborough on same 'page'

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/

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 4 Feb 2010 17:08

Try

"elizabeth barrett" -browning

That seems to do it!

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/

Brit

Brit Report 4 Feb 2010 16:44

I thought I had read how to do this some time ago, but I can't find it on my saved threads. How do you google a name, leaving out predictable results. E.G. How do I google Elizabeth Barrett without getting Elizabeth Barrett Browning for pages and pages?
Thanks for any help. Brit