kiterunner
23-03-12, 22:31
Not really a question, just a tip in case there's anyone else who didn't know, like me - you can use wildcards when searching on FamilySearch.
? = one unknown letter
* = any number of letters
This has just helped me figure out my 2xg-grandmother's surname as typing in what I thought was written came up with nothing helpful. It looked like Schlagentroeith but only when I typed in Schlagent* did I find out it should be Schlagentweith. I should really have remembered that the way they used to write a "w" it could often look like "ro". (I should add that I didn't find her, only what her surname should be!)
? = one unknown letter
* = any number of letters
This has just helped me figure out my 2xg-grandmother's surname as typing in what I thought was written came up with nothing helpful. It looked like Schlagentroeith but only when I typed in Schlagent* did I find out it should be Schlagentweith. I should really have remembered that the way they used to write a "w" it could often look like "ro". (I should add that I didn't find her, only what her surname should be!)