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Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 379 Send Message	SueCar	Report	11 Feb 2012 21:20
	Mis-spelled names so search using just start of name? Please can anyone tell me how to search census records on GR using ***asterisks instead of some of the letters of the name in case they were mis-spelled on the census? I think it is called wildcard characters. Also, I used to search and be asked if I wanted to look for variants (eg Browne or Braun instead of Brown), but this doesn't seem to happen any more. Any suggestions gratefully received. :-)
	Researching: Pic: Montbretia. Researching Naylor, Halhead, Salt, Wright, King, Hayter, Garvey
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 21,069 Send Message	jax	Report	11 Feb 2012 21:35
	I dio not think you can search on GR that way
	Researching: Nothing much
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 379 Send Message	SueCar	Report	11 Feb 2012 22:03
	Thanks, Jax. :-)
	Researching: Pic: Montbretia. Researching Naylor, Halhead, Salt, Wright, King, Hayter, Garvey