tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post368416105509757526..comments2024-03-19T11:37:07.200+00:00Comments on The GENES Blog: More on GRONI's Northern Irish BMD records platformChris Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-31799767148471753902014-04-03T21:08:22.587+01:002014-04-03T21:08:22.587+01:00Could do with an overhaul of the death search faci...Could do with an overhaul of the death search facility. The bottom box asking for a date of birth for the deceased is no use for old certificates as no date of birth is given on a death back then, only years of age. If you have a common surname and forename to search for and don't know when or where the person died exactly but you do have a date of birth from a church register, you can't use just the 4 digits of the year of birth to narrow things down. The box will only accept dd/mm/yyyy format. Another box asking for a year +/- up to 10 would be really helpful.<br /><br />I have also had problems with the forename search capability. I was looking for the death of Sarah Ann "Doe" and drew a blank, no results for Sarah Ann. Then I wondered if using "begins with" would help. Sad to say, it was no help at all. Even if the person has 2 or more forenames the only name that appears to have been indexed is the first one. I found more information on my Sarah Ann and I took a chance and plumped for a particular death. Lo and behold when I paid for a full entry, she was indeed shown as Sarah Ann. Would I have got her full name on an enhanced search or not?<br /><br />The "begins with" did work when I was looking for an Annie and entered Ann - I got Ann, Anna, Anne, Annette and Annie in the results. <br /><br />G'LassAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-24789997876884864742014-04-03T11:37:05.435+01:002014-04-03T11:37:05.435+01:00I can't get that to work. I found the page inf...I can't get that to work. I found the page info menu (by clicking on the leftmost character in the web address bar) but the only option I have is to save as a webpage and I can't overwrite that. What am I doing wrong? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-89283648380995581982014-04-01T19:00:47.042+01:002014-04-01T19:00:47.042+01:00Cheers Kirsty - bit easier!Cheers Kirsty - bit easier!Chris Patonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-47929944122924192492014-04-01T18:38:43.687+01:002014-04-01T18:38:43.687+01:00To search a single year enter a year in the first ...To search a single year enter a year in the first box and nothing in the second box.Kirsty F Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558508787388848119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-6365775907301247852014-04-01T16:11:03.134+01:002014-04-01T16:11:03.134+01:00That's a very useful tip Pete, am now heading ...That's a very useful tip Pete, am now heading off to explore...!Chris Patonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-45549737556650064112014-04-01T15:56:20.444+01:002014-04-01T15:56:20.444+01:00It's easy enough to downlowd the images if you...It's easy enough to downlowd the images if your browser is Firefox: the Tools Menu has a Page Info option, which allows you to view and download any image on the page. Oddly, you need to change the file extension from .htm to .png. The resulting images are v.gd quality - much better than a screenshot.petexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776588670362850006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-9351189766131541372014-04-01T14:00:34.328+01:002014-04-01T14:00:34.328+01:00Hi Chris,
I registered last night and found I cou...Hi Chris,<br /><br />I registered last night and found I couldn't search for a death record without buying a credit; which you have now explained but I think the site is a bit confusing as it implies that you can search the records without even being registered - I saw words to that effect on the right of one of the help sections.<br />I also can't understand (same the first post) why I have to enter a number of years up to 5 when I actually know the year I want. I found an entry in familysearch for the death of Eve Herron in 1874. I entered the data of forename, surname and 1874 - 1874 in the date box. It wasn't happy but when I entered 1874 - 1878 it was happy with the format but I didn't get the result as I hadn't got any credit! Will get some later today and settle down for a lengthy spell; just hope the site hasn't crashed under weight of users by then :-)<br />G'LassAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-27598196988177082652014-04-01T13:53:24.338+01:002014-04-01T13:53:24.338+01:00Like you Chris, I spent quite a bit of time last n...Like you Chris, I spent quite a bit of time last night on the new site, and found it great to be able to confirm a few things that have eluded me for some time. As you say, it's not scotlandspeople as it's not intended to be. It is just great to be able to see the certificates after all this time, I'm sure people will soon get used to searching the site. It's definitely a bonus that you can search for other children of your ancestors using the basic search, and therefore not costing you. I was even lucky with a death certificate of a 3 x great grandmother in that under occupation it named her late husband's name and occupation, enabling me to confirm it was the correct one.Rob Cameronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-70100874550502538492014-04-01T13:27:58.440+01:002014-04-01T13:27:58.440+01:00There is a way to do that Marie - visit Features a...There is a way to do that Marie - visit Features at the top and then click on Stored Searches at the bottom of the lost. Unfortunately though, it appears that these will only be stored for 72 hours!<br /><br />The year range thing for a single year is odd. I've not found it a problem in he sense that if I know specifically which year I am interested in, it only adds to the results. One possible motivation is perhaps for registration in a year following a birth - e.g. born 28th December, registered January 10th, that sort of thing?Chris Patonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-72968958455743018912014-04-01T13:02:51.384+01:002014-04-01T13:02:51.384+01:00Agree with your points Chris - and can now buy cre...Agree with your points Chris - and can now buy credits since I used the laptop and not the ipad.<br />Couple of additional thoughts:<br />I could not search for a birth using a single year - had to span at least 2 years - don't know why<br />Would like to be able to see past searches made and past records viewed - haven't yet found a way to do this.Ancestral Consultantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717059470927231361noreply@blogger.com