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Just sent the following to me. see my posting below. Ann Glos

New surname and first name search facility on 1837online.com New surname and first name search facility on 1837online.com As you may already be aware, we have been listening to your feedback and have re-indexed the entire birth, marriage and death records for 1837-1983, enabling you to now research your family tree by typing in the full surname of your relatives, as well as the full first name too. Previously, if you had searched for a James Smith born between July and December in 1867, the search result would have returned a list of 12 images to view (costing a maximum of £1.20), as you had to search on the first three letters 'SMI'. Now that we have re-indexed the records and you are able to search on 'James Smith', the search results should return just 2 images (costing only 20p). Search tip #1 When you first use the new search facility, you should note that the search results will be listed as follows: Jul-Aug-Sep 1867 SMITH, George William - SMITH, John VIEW Oct-Nov-Dec 1867 SMITH, Hannah - SMITH, John Fallows VIEW These are the first and last names on these particular pages. You can see other names on these pages, such as James, that fall alphabetically between George William and John, or Hannah and John, once you have clicked on 'VIEW'. Please note that the search results show the page or pages which may contain the index entry relating to the person you are looking for. There is no guarantee that a person of that name will be on each page in the search results. Search tip #2 As your search is now undertaken by surname, you should no longer use just the first three letters of the surname, as the search engine will now treat that as the full surname. One exception to this is, of course, if your name only has three letters in it! By enabling you to perform a more precise search, we hope you can now search for your ancestors more efficiently, more quickly and at a lower cost. _________________________________________________________________________ Free Trial with 1837online.com If you have friends who are interested in tracing their ancestors and who have never used 1837online.com before, they can now see for free what the website offers. 1837online has earmarked certain pages on the website as free trial pages, allowing current customers and new visitors alike to view them at no charge. The free trial pages are as follows: · Births in England and Wales during July, August and September 1868 for all surnames · Deaths in England and Wales during January 1984 for all surnames · Births, marriages and deaths overseas during 1870 for all surnames These pages are available to all users at all times and you can view the records as many times as you want. New visitors are not required to disclose their credit or debit card details, or even to register on the site, until they are happy with the type of records available and until they actually decide to buy some units themselves. _________________________________________________________________________________