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Old 08-01-14, 21:31
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It's certainly easier to search than the TNA site, but I wish you could search by date.
Why can't you?
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Old 08-01-14, 22:55
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It's certainly easier to search than the TNA site, but I wish you could search by date.
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Why can't you?
If you're using the "old search" then you can put a year in the keyword box, but not a year range. But using the "new search", you can put in a year range (and lots more!).
Not sure whether this link will take you to new search if you have not already selected "go to new search".
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5111
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Old 08-01-14, 23:21
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Oh, I hadn't actually tried putting a date in the keyword box, although a year range is obviously more useful. I've been avoiding the new search so far, but it sounds like it'll be worth trying for PCC will and similar searches where the old search doesn't allow a date range to be searched. Thanks for the tip!
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Old 09-01-14, 07:06
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It's so long since I've used the old search I'd forgotten about the various restrictions. Not that the new search (with the general settings set to exact match) is particularly better, just vastly better in some areas and significantly worse in others!! (IMHO)
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