----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Booth" <pbo08596@bigpond.net.au> To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [BDF] My names of interest Hi there Peter, I actually reasearched this family around 25 years ago with much success just thought I might put the names up and see what comes of it. I presume this site you have given me is a free site, it it is rootsweb it would be. Thank you Peter > Fay, > > Try submitted FAMILY TREES at www.rootsweb.com There is also a > similar site at Genes Reunited, but that requires a subscription. > > Click on Advanced Search, to see the selection criteria. Because you > need exact matches with other peoples submissions, the less data the better. > > Start with just the surnames, and then refine the search. Next try > date periods +/-20 years. Then you might try given names. Then try separate > searches for each surname first with Haynes and then with Bedfordshire. > > Of course there are always surname message boards and mailing lists > at Rootsweb and Genforum. And it's always worthwhile to try Google, even > though there will be thousands of responses. > > Peter in Sydney > > PS!! Have you ever tried using just the surname to search 1881 census and > see the surname distribution throughout Bedfordshire. > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE send a message to: > Bedford-L-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in mail mode i.e. receiving the messages > individually or want them individually) > > or > > Bedford-D-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in digest mode i.e. receiving a digest of multiple > messages or want this mode) > > In the BODY of the message (not the subject line) type the word subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/383 - Release Date: 7/07/2006 > >

10 Jul 06 Peter, your answer to Fay (below) covered a lot of groundwork in searching Genealogy surnames. Here's one that I find brings up lots of GEDCOM Material....just type in your search bar: (surname you're searching) plus ged2html My search would be: Standlee ged2html This narrows it down to genealogy only, and you do not have to wade through a lot of GOOGLE results which may or may not have anything to do with genealogy. Happy hunting to all~!!!! Betty Fay, Try submitted FAMILY TREES at www.rootsweb.com There is also a similar site at Genes Reunited, but that requires a subscription. Click on Advanced Search, to see the selection criteria. Because you need exact matches with other peoples submissions, the less data the better. Start with just the surnames, and then refine the search. Next try date periods +/-20 years. Then you might try given names. Then try separate searches for each surname first with Haynes and then with Bedfordshire. Of course there are always surname message boards and mailing lists at Rootsweb and Genforum. And it's always worthwhile to try Google, even though there will be thousands of responses. Peter in Sydney PS!! Have you ever tried using just the surname to search 1881 census and see the surname distribution throughout Bedfordshire.