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Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 65 Send Message	Eileen	Report	12 May 2014 11:41
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 65 Send Message	I can't find anything helpful on ancestry any more. You get a long list of people with the name you are looking for but you can't tell which of them is your relative. Imagine paying to click on each name to see if they are yours, it would cost a fortune. They seem to be just after your money. :-S
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 714 Send Message	Inky1	Report	12 May 2014 17:10
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 714 Send Message	Eileen, It really does depend on what data you input before you hit the search button. Are you using the Advanced Search tab? If so:- - are you specifying a date range? eg birth 1875 +/- 2yrs - are you specifying a particular area or county? eg Kensington or Lancashire etc,,,,
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 714 Send Message	Inky1	Report	12 May 2014 17:27
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 714 Send Message	As a simple test I have input one of my greatgrandfathers into the Ancestry Advanced Search - first name and surname only, with exact for both. "All Collections" returned 148,050 records. "England Collections" returned 55,723 Adding exact birth year +/- 2ys and his County of birth returned 262 And replacing the County with the Town returns just 16
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,005 Send Message	nameslessone	Report	17 May 2014 12:21
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,005 Send Message	Family tree Magazine have put a user guide on their site : http://family-tree.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/FT_guide_to_new_findmypast.pdf
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 608 Send Message	Amokavid	Report	17 May 2014 13:14
	I thought I read that the user guide was in next months issue? Must go back & take another look at the magazine again, I missed that page,lol, though to be honest I have lost interest in FMP since they changed it all. Joan.
	Researching: Research covered........Harrison, Holiday, Sharp, Garthwaite, Buttle, Lund, Smurthwaite.... ..York, Malton, Thirsk, Darlington, H on Sp Moor, H le Spring, Whitby........
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,005 Send Message	nameslessone	Report	17 May 2014 14:02
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,005 Send Message	No, you are absolutely right Joan, the magazine DID say next month but I had an email telling me about the blog - says the magazine one will be similar. I had to agree to the emails when I downloaded the guide to writing up your FH and hadn't bothered to unsubscribe. Must admit though, I haven't yet read the blog but thought it a good idea to post the link. I hardly touch FMP now, and so far only one of the 100 records was any use, even though I had already got the more important (to me) records from TNA .
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,005 Send Message	nameslessone	Report	17 May 2014 16:02
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,005 Send Message	Well I've now read the blog properly. Seems very good - some explanations as to why results are different depending on how you search.

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