> Its the dumbing down of the search engine on > scotlandspeople that really > aggravates me, they restrict the fields to search on so you > are forced to > pay out for meaningless unconnected hits, the fields of > data are there to be > searched on in the database and if allowed you could get to > the target > person without having to buy several pages of unconnected > hits What information do you assert is in the database but not available to search? Having used the indexes in the GROS since long before any of them were computerised, I can assure you that all the information in all the original indexes can be searched in SP, up to the cut-off dates set to protect living people, from which certain information is omitted. Anne

Hi Anne I wasn't going to prolong the agony but as you ask How about place of birth or address in the census for starters Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > > What information do you assert is in the database but not available to > search? Having used the indexes in the GROS since long before any of them > were computerised, I can assure you that all the information in all the > original indexes can be searched in SP, up to the cut-off dates set to > protect living people, from which certain information is omitted. > > Anne