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"Wildcard"
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Simon | Report | 28 Sep 2004 12:15 |
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Excellent!! Thanks Grampa Jim for that update. |
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Unknown | Report | 28 Sep 2004 11:15 |
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We have asked GR to provide a wildcard or soundex search facility and they are looking into it as we speak. |
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Simon | Report | 28 Sep 2004 10:47 |
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Can anyone please advise how to use a "Surname Wildcard" on this site? I have an unusual family 1st name, & I am wanting to search by that name across all surnames, however searches require the entry of a name. From tests I have tried, the Wildcard "?" & "*" do not appear to work on Genes Reunited. Has anyone successfully conducted a 1st name search across all surnames? Thanks. |
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Sidami | Report | 27 Jun 2003 11:35 |
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Hello Nick, on the paper I have it says birth Sep 1904 but I know she was born in Aug and I always thought she was born 1905, she died 1960 aged 55. From Sue........................ |
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Nicholas | Report | 27 Jun 2003 11:07 |
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It could be that your grandmother was born in 1904 but the birth was registered in 1905. She may have been born late 04 and registered early 05. Does it give an actual date of birth or is it the quarter when registered. Hope this helps. Nick |
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Martin | Report | 27 Jun 2003 09:14 |
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It is usually a compromise between making the search pattern wide enough to pick up variations in spelling but not so wide that you get overwhelmed with false matches. Often you have to enter a minimum of three or four characters as on the 1901 Census. If I looking for Lancashire then I will usually use "LANC*" so that it will pick up Lancashire and Lancs. There are sometimes more complicated use of wildcards available so check the help file. Martin |
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Crista | Report | 26 Jun 2003 22:37 |
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Susan, A wildcard is a character that may be used in a search term to represent one or more other characters. The two most commonly used wildcards are: 1) The question mark (“?”) may be used to represent a single alphanumeric character in a search expression. For example, searching for the term “ho?se” would yield results which contain such words as “house” and “horse”. 2) An asterisk (“*”) may be used to specify zero or more alphanumeric characters. For example, searching for the term “h*s” would yield results which contain such words as “his”, “homes”, “houses”, “horses”, “horticulturalists”, and “herbaceous”. I've found a lot of my female relatives lied about their ages, especially if they were older than their husbands. Crista |
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Sidami | Report | 26 Jun 2003 22:18 |
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Can someone please tell me what is "wild card "I seem to see it a lot and as I am new at tracing my family, I have not got a clue!!!!!!! Also can the year be wrong on dates I have been looking up I always thought my grandma was born 1905 but the site I have been looking up tells me she was born 1904. Thanks Sue........................ |
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