Scotlands People

[maggie_4_7]

Up and running and first thing I notice is you can search mother's maiden names on Statutory Births hurray!

Edit but only up to 1917/1918, actually a bit erratic just found a 1919 birth with maiden name probably still in progress.

[kiterunner]

Nice.

[maggie_4_7]

I think some aren't searchable just checked a few in Aryshire from 1890 to 1900 and a lot don't have MMN recorded/showing and not searchable but after 1912 to 1917 they are so not sure what's happening.

[Olde Crone]

Hmm. Just done a straightforward search for my grandmother's birth and found no results. As I have the certificate already, I find that odd!

Not sure I like the new search interface either.

OC

[ElizabethHerts]

I checked my great-grandparents for children and I have all four daughters with mother's maiden name. This was from 1895 onwards in Dumfries and Glasgow.

[maggie_4_7]

Hmm. Just done a straightforward search for my grandmother's birth and found no results. As I have the certificate already, I find that odd!

Not sure I like the new search interface either.

OC

It hasn't changed much at all except for adding MMN on Statutory Births.

[ElizabethHerts]

Hmm. Just done a straightforward search for my grandmother's birth and found no results. As I have the certificate already, I find that odd!

Not sure I like the new search interface either.

OC

I didn't notice any difference!

[Olde Crone]

Oh, it is a completely different search interface for me.

Off to have another go.

OC

[kiterunner]

Not only can you search using mother's maiden name, but also it actually shows the mother's maiden name in the search results. Well, for some birth records at least.

[Merry]

Sounds like some improvement then. I don't remember who I need to be looking for though.

[Olde Crone]

Still a different search interface for me but at least I have found the records I have previously paid for, lol. Will try again later to see if I can find them just by searching the registers rather than my saved records.

OC

[ElizabethHerts]

Beware of typos.

One of my Richardson children was missing until I discovered his mother's maiden name was given as Archbald and not Archibald.

[Olde Crone]

Elizabeth, yes, the typo has tripped me up more than once, but not this time.

OC

[kiterunner]

Archbald is a variant of Archibald.

[maggie_4_7]

No 1921 census but they are still saying it will be there by end of the year.

[JBee]

Just checked and my payment for credits hasn't updated so have just sent them a message.