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Clare

Clare Report 27 Mar 2006 21:35

How come I spend hours trapsing through census information & bmd records but can't find my relli for looking yet I put a post on here & usually they're found with 15-20mins!! I'm not moaning as I'm so grateful for the help just would like to know where I'm going wrong as I at the mo I seem to be posting every day or 2!!

Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 27 Mar 2006 21:39

You probably put too much precise info , ''less is often more'' especially when a name is mistranscribed. give us an example and i'll tell you what certeria i'd use

Clare

Clare Report 27 Mar 2006 21:42

Ok Jess Example my ggg grandfather I tried Michael Knight, M Knight, Michael Knight Stoke Climsland & Micheal Knight.... What would you have put in...I found some but not all the info you & others did on my records post!

Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 27 Mar 2006 21:45

i looked at Michaels in Stoke climsland - simple as that - pick out just a fact or two, the most unsual name or birth place. ( doesnt work well with james and London though!!) in 1851 census that two 'facts' returns these Michael Knight abt 1814 Plymouth, Devon, England Head Stoke Climsland Cornwall Michael Rowse abt 1828 Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England Head Stoke Climsland Cornwall Michael Scantlebury abt 1850 Stoke, Cornwall, England Son Stoke Climsland Cornwall

Clare

Clare Report 27 Mar 2006 21:52

Thanks Jess will give it a whirl...I supose at 6 wks I'm still a newby! Its a learning experience.....hopefully not too many requests if I can conquer Ancestry!!

Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 27 Mar 2006 21:54

next time ask for some help in locating them yourself , ask for clues ( someone will find them and give you a clue if you ask) if you have anyone else missing post the details and we'll see if i can spot them and feed you clues.....

Clare

Clare Report 28 Mar 2006 16:54

Thanks Jess for the really good advice I really would like to find my rellis myslef but some clues I may find it easier thank you x