Genealogy Chat

Downside - I agree that no longer being able to save census references to individual people on my tree at Ancestry is a real pain. I found that utitlity very useful. Upside - I love the fact that it in census searches they have added a column giving spouse name/parents names. Makes iinding the correct census image much better. Also, I love the fact that all the people in the household are listed straight away so that I don't have to click on 'view other family members' like before (which was also missing for one of the censuses - 1881 I think. Or was it 1891?). Paul

I've also found it annoying, had liked to use the extra search info. but was easier if you could search ALL years at same time, plus I'm still very very cross about no saving option to anything but damn shoe box - just means loads and loads of individual files, no options to collate under one person, and why would be want to put tree on Ancestry?? What's point in getting FTM software, I'm sure some people have tree in more than 1 place but you would have to update all of them. Also you would have t keep your subscription continually updated to gain access to your own information!!! £70 per year a bit different to to £9.95 on here. Had emailed Ancestry on Monday but still no reply. Gill

I honestly dont know why ancestry have to complicate things, it was fine the way it was, praps it could have done with tweek, but nothing compared to what has happened, merry, I use uk version, and have never used Exact searches before, always used ranked, as i find better info, now, when i goto a search, i used to be able to search where they lived, and not nessacerily where born, that facility has now gone from the new look on ranked, the only way i have found to access it is by going to the acutal census yr, and going in that way, hope this makes some sence to you Julie

If what you can see is this: 2,117 1901 England Census 2,042 1881 England Census 1,924 1891 England Census 1,758 1871 England Census 1,589 1861 England Census You just need to click on the next line: » View all 12,730 results And the 1851 and other censuses will come up.

Where do you mean you're typing it, Karen - on the Ancestry home page? I get loads of results for William Fisher wth an exact search, including the 1851 census.

Merry, I did answer your question on one of the other threads. The recent change means that you automatically get those useless ranked searches unless you untick the checkbox at the top of the page.

Here is my example: Type in William Fisher, Yorkshire, 1832 on an exact search - none right? Now look at 1851 census - piece 2294 Folio 482 page 12 - William Fisher 1832 Yorkshire - born Whitley Upper, right? I have copied their EXACT information on William, but when I search for him by name, he first appears on 1861 with his wife Martha.

Sob, sob, cry, cry, sob...............I don't understand.......and NO ONE will tell me....................... Why is everyone except me having problems with Ancestry???? What has changed that I don't know about? And why is it that EVERY thread (except one), on which I have posted asking what's different, has died a death.....I shall have to re-name myself, ''Merry, thread killer''!!! What can't you do?????? Merry (back shortly!)

You have to tick the box at the top to get an exact search, Jean, otherwise you get a ranked search automatically. Kat :)

Hi, Karen. I have had the same problem as you. I have found my families, then when I have tried to find them again entering the names exactly as they are spelled on Ancestry the search can't find them. I have also had to use the ranked search or to put in the name of the village then look down the list of people. I don't think that the search facility is working properly. It must be one of their wonderful 'improvements'!!

Karen you might have the correct info but the enumerator who did the 1851 census for your family may have been a very bad speller & wrote down the name incorrectly. What names & places do you have maybe we can help find them. Georgina.

Rebekah, can you please tell me how to get Ranked Search now..........I can't find it? Thanks Sorry to butt in Karen Jean

I had this prob. I always use the Ranked search instead of Exact search now.

I received the marriage cert for my ggg grandparents this morning which gave me his fathers name. So I looked on ancestry, and found the family. I then decided to track his siblings through the census - entered the name as it appears, date that was given on the 1851 etc, and guess what - no matches on the 1851 - what?!?!?!?! How can I enter the information EXACTLY as it is presented and it not show it? The only way I can bring them up is to access the census from the home page and search by surname, or to enter the reference numbers directly. This is making me worry that other relatives may be 'hiding' there somewhere. (Hope this makes sense) Karen

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