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JBee
17-07-10, 15:33
http://lostcousins.com/newsletters/jul10news.htm
Muggins in Sussex
18-07-10, 12:54
Oh thank you, JBee :) -

On the new TNA site, using the "person search", I think I have found a document relating to Henry William Wicks (:eek:), that I have never come across before!!

A trip to Kew is called for, I think

Thank you again.
Uncle John
18-07-10, 13:21
*Steps back in amazement*. Can't wait for fresh revelations!
Muggins in Sussex
18-07-10, 13:25
LOL UJ!!!! :d:d:d:d
kiterunner
18-07-10, 14:52
When I tried that "person search" it just came up with all entries that had a first name matching the first name and a surname matching the surname I was searching for anywhere in the entry, just like the normal catalogue search does, i.e. if you look for John Smith it might come back with an entry that says "John Brown and Matthew Smith", so I gave up on it.
Uncle John
18-07-10, 15:25
Can you not enclose the name in quotes so it is searched as a unit?
kiterunner
18-07-10, 16:49
No, because it has separate boxes for first name and surname:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/search/name_search.aspx
Uncle John
18-07-10, 17:41
Perhaps you can fox it by putting both names in the surname box.
Muggins in Sussex
18-07-10, 17:47
Well I just searched for "Henry William" (1st box) and "Wicks" (surname box) and some dates and it threw up this http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/search/name_search_result.aspx?Page=1&FirstName=Henry+William&LastName=Wicks&DateFrom=1925&DateTo=1985&SearchType=Name

It includes a bankruptcy file I had never come across before on the old TNA website :confused:

I was "well pleased", as my children would say!
JBee
18-07-10, 20:01
The plot thickens!!! lol
Muggins in Sussex
18-07-10, 20:07
The plot thickens!!! lol
RAOTFL, JBee - it always does!:d:d:d:d
Muggins in Sussex
19-07-10, 05:11
I just thought I'd try out the UK history photo finder on the site http://labs.nationalarchives.gov.uk/wordpress/ and it doen't seem to work :confused:
Mary from Italy
19-07-10, 15:32
It worked for me when I tried it yesterday. However, if you put in a place name, don't include the county, otherwise it says there are no hits.

The person search seems to be completely useless, though.