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garstonite
19-07-12, 09:14
don`t laugh ...how do I search freebmd for O`Connor births ??
oconnor - invalid surname
o`connor - invalid surname
O`Connor - invalid surname
OConnor - invalid surname ...... help ;(
for the record I am researching
Charlotte Emily O`Connor who married William Henry Fleet in mar qtr 1931 Liverpool...
William Henry had a Decorating Company here in Garston , but I am researching his wife....I believe she was 2 years older than William - so born around 1901/1902
thanks
allan
Breckland Jane
19-07-12, 09:38
o'connor worked for me Alan!

Births Dec 1902
O'Connor Charlotte Emily Toxteth Park 8b 222
garstonite
19-07-12, 09:42
Thanks Jane...I`ll try again ...think I am cracking up ....
allan
garstonite
19-07-12, 09:45
This is VERY strange...
o`connor - invalid surname ....how come it works for Jane , but not for me ??
Breckland Jane
19-07-12, 09:49
Having looked at your post again, it looks like your apostrophe is facing the wrong way (` instead of ')

Hope this helps.

Jane
scuda
19-07-12, 09:50
Try copying and pasting Jane's version. Yours is NOT the same

scuda
scuda
19-07-12, 09:52
Having looked at your post again, it looks like your apostrophe is facing the wrong way (` instead of ')

That's what I thought - Allan's looks more like an accent to me!!

scuda
Merry
19-07-12, 12:06
On my keyboard this ` (ie the wrong one) is under the Esc key and ' (the right one!) is on the same key as the @ symbol.
garstonite
19-07-12, 19:13
Thank you all.....sorted ....same key as Merry said....feel a fool , cos I`ve had trouble before with apostrophe names FOR 9 YEARS....that`s hilarious....
allan
Olde Crone
19-07-12, 20:37
*Sniggers at Allan*

OC
chuckgaish
19-07-12, 20:55
Hi I am Chuck Gaish been doing trees for 12 years just to make you fell less foolish for a backwards apostrophe, I had a computer problem that the help line tried to fix the words they asked me to type in to fix it did not work.
Later my son pointed out that I was typing in the words Forward slash and it should be /
Now did I feel really stupid.
Janet
20-07-12, 03:23
A warm welcome to GF, Chuck, and all the more so for your candid first post which afforded me a hearty chuckle!