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Name index entries are summarised showing full name, database, county or area,
year range and number.
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Example page
Description
There may be several result pages.
The result page is divided into several sections:
- A summary of the search that has been performed.
- The number of distinct data records matched and the number of name index entries found.
These may differ because several name index entries can point to the same record.
- A series of links providing a short cut to previous pages in the search process.
At this stage there is normally only one link. 'Refine Search' that will take you
back to the Search Form.
- The navigation bar provides links to all the result pages from the search
accompanied, where appropriate, by left and right arrows to take you to previous
and following pages.
Normally a maximum of 30 results appear on each page, but this can be changed
using the drop-down list and clicking on the double-chevron.
Clicking on the table view provides a tabular alternative to the text (narrative)
view.
A similar navigation bar appears at the bottom of the page if there are several
results to display.
- The results that may be of interest. Each result has several parts:
- The name, essentially in alphabetic order of surname then forenames.
- The database that contains the matching entries.
This provides a link to a page that will tell you more about the database
so that you can determine if the detailed record will provide the information
you need before you pay to view it.
- The number of detail records found.
- The county or area referred to in the name index entry.
- The years for the earliest and latest detail records.
- A link to the detail records with the price to view them.
- Where there a considerable number of detail records,
a further link is provided to give a break-down by place name.
Notes
- If too many results are found, select Refine Search
and enter further information in the search form
to reduce the number of results.
- If no results can be found, select Refine Search
and broaden your search by using wild-cards or variants,
or a wider range of years.
- If you're still unsuccessful,
remember the service continues to expand so you could try again at a later date.
- While the normal narrative view is best for printing,
the table view allows fields to be distinguished more easily and is ideal for
cutting and pasting into a spreadsheet.
- The web page describing the database will often have a link to
the web-site of the society or organisation that provided the database.
This can help you find out whether the information can be bought in some other form
(booklet, microfiche or CD-ROM).
Copying and pasting into a spreadsheet
To copy a table into a spreadsheet (e.g. Excel)
use the following steps (in Microsoft Windows):
- Drag the cursor over the table with the mouse holding down the main (left)
mouse button. The table will be highlighted. Some people find it easiest
to start at the bottom of the table.
- Copy the selection onto the clipboard. There are several ways to do this, but right-clicking and selecting 'copy' is one way.
- Click on the spreadsheet button in the task bar, normally at the bottom of
the screen, to bring the spreadsheet into view.
- Right-click on the starting cell and select paste.
The data will be pasted into the cells, sometimes correctly but sometimes
in a single column.
- If the results are in a single column, select 'Data'⇒'Text to Columns'
and use the wizard to split the data across several columns.
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