Tips for Searching the EVERY NAME INDEX

• CAUTION - the more criteria in the fields, particulary adding a Year(yyyy) in the Filter Page Title field, the SLOWER your results will appear!
• Always remember, you may limit the results but choosing a Type and/or Records Added Since and/or by checking Exact Match
• New Feature - Adding a Year (yyyy) in the Filter Page Title field. (added Feb 2025)
  • This allows the user to enter a year (yyyy) in the title field along with word/s
  • Such as - Surname - McKane
    Given Name - James
    Title - 1847 tyrone

  • The results will show entries for him with Tyrone in the title and ONLY IF the title contains a year reference, it will show all pertaining to 1847.

  • The results will NOT show -
    • entries with a single year in the title such as 1846 or 1840
    • entries there the title shows Pre-1850 or 1848-85
    • entries with NO year in the title
  • The results WILL show -
    • entries there the title shows a single year i.e. 1847
    • entries there the title shows 1832-49 or 1847-1900 or 1845-1850

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  Other Tips for Better Results

• Searching for 'James' does not show entries with only the initial 'J' 
• Wildcards may be used. A search for 'j*' would result in all names beginning with the letter 'j'. While a search for 'ja*' would result in all names beginning with those letters.
• Also, the Results are preceded by the Parameters of your search so you may see exactly how the search was performed
• Synonyms – we have created a database of synonyms for both surnames and firstnames. This list is by no way completed; therefore, you may suggest additions with an email
• if there are synonyms in the database for the name you enter such as McKane, the Results will show the synonyms used in the Parameters at the top - 

    • If there are no synonyms listed for the surname you enter OR you wish to create your own custom list of names, simply add a comma after each name such as - 

1. mckane, mckean
2. jim, james

      Either of these will create Results for only those specific spellings.
    • It is also possible to use wildcards. Entering '*ane*' will result in all names the “ane” anywhere in the name
        Entering '*ane' or 'ane*' will result in names either ending in “ane” or beginning with “ane”

The possibilities are almost endless. Enjoy!