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please help - do you have a surname that is a coun

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lebourg

lebourg Report 22 May 2006 23:00

I have the name of Cambridge as a family surname - I have tried everyway to put it into search engines with no luck, still get the usual Cambridge county info. I have used the ' - doesnt work. Any ideas anyone how to bypass the info you dont want.

Researching:
turpin, finchingfield, stedman, london, james cambridge london

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 22 May 2006 23:01

I just tried ,The surname Cambridge. it works

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 22 May 2006 23:02

have you tried putting in the first and last name in inverted commas? Suzanne

Anne

Anne Report 22 May 2006 23:03

Its a real pain isn't it? The only thing I can suggest is to pick a christian name and put that in front of Cambridge and put both in inverted commas so the search engine looks for the phrase. Anne

lebourg

lebourg Report 22 May 2006 23:19

Well thank you for your replies, I am not sure Valerie what you mean that it works. I have tried the inverted commas and putting surname in - it doesnt work. So could you let me know what you mean it works, I get very little, no matter how I put it.

Researching:
turpin, finchingfield, stedman, london, james cambridge london

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 22 May 2006 23:25

Sue dont put anything other than these 3 words The surname Cambridge no commas nothing

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 22 May 2006 23:27

Cambridge Surname - Cambridge GenealogyIt links to the majority of the Cambridge surname data on the web, ... Search for the Cambridge surname in the NEW Family and Histories Database ... www.surnameweb.org/registry/c/a/m/cambridge.shtml - 41k - Cached - Similar pages

lebourg

lebourg Report 22 May 2006 23:47

Well thank you for that Valerie, I have just tried it and put it on favourites, will try in the morning as I have just tried previously not using your info and got some crazy nutter putting every Cambridge under the sun from day one thats in his tree (American I think). I will try in the morning as timewise it is one hour ahead here and I am exhausted. But thanks, I will let you know if its useful and not the usual **** I have been getting for the past 3 years. So thanks.

Researching:
turpin, finchingfield, stedman, london, james cambridge london

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 22 May 2006 23:49

good luck Sue I know what you mean I tried something the other night and got a load of sex rubbish

maryjane-sue

maryjane-sue Report 23 May 2006 00:14

*chuckles* You think you have problems - one of the names I am researching is Male!

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 23 May 2006 00:17

blimey Susan the mind boggles

Rosi Glow

Rosi Glow Report 23 May 2006 00:59

Sue I have bumped up Judys 'internet search tip' for common names. Rosi