Have you found this nurse in the 1891 census?? You didn't post a name so couldn't look for you. Tezz > From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:32:41 +0100> Subject: [HRT] Watford trained nurse> > I have a photograph of an ancestor in nurse's uniform and believe it was taken in early 1890's (person emigrated to USA in 1895).> The photographer was William Coles, 60 Queen's Street, Watford. > My ancestor was born in Derbyshire and in 1881c was a servant working in Nottingham.> When she arrived in USA in 1895 she was a trained nurse.> I assume, therefore, she was trained in or near Watford.> Can anyone please help my search for information about her and her training?> Regards,> Mike> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000002ukm/direct/01/

The only hospital in Watford in 1890 was the Watford Cottage hospital opened in 18815. However, there were a number of long stay hospitals for the mentally ill in the area - see http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/topics/t070-long-stay-hospitals.htm . Leavesden in North Watford would have been open at the time. HTH Anne On 23 Jun 2008, at 14:32, mikeanddoreen wrote: > I have a photograph of an ancestor in nurse's uniform and believe it > was taken in early 1890's (person emigrated to USA in 1895). > The photographer was William Coles, 60 Queen's Street, Watford. > My ancestor was born in Derbyshire and in 1881c was a servant > working in Nottingham. > When she arrived in USA in 1895 she was a trained nurse. > I assume, therefore, she was trained in or near Watford. > Can anyone please help my search for information about her and her > training? > Regards, > Mike > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Sorry slight error in my original posting. Photographer's address should read Queen's Road. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:04 AM Subject: ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 164 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Watford trained nurse (mikeanddoreen) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:32:41 +0100 > From: "mikeanddoreen" <[email protected]> > Subject: [HRT] Watford trained nurse > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I have a photograph of an ancestor in nurse's uniform and believe it was > taken in early 1890's (person emigrated to USA in 1895). > The photographer was William Coles, 60 Queen's Street, Watford. > My ancestor was born in Derbyshire and in 1881c was a servant working in > Nottingham. > When she arrived in USA in 1895 she was a trained nurse. > I assume, therefore, she was trained in or near Watford. > Can anyone please help my search for information about her and her > training? > Regards, > Mike > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 164 > ************************************************* > > ______________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by Netintelligence > http://www.netintelligence.com/email >

I have a photograph of an ancestor in nurse's uniform and believe it was taken in early 1890's (person emigrated to USA in 1895). The photographer was William Coles, 60 Queen's Street, Watford. My ancestor was born in Derbyshire and in 1881c was a servant working in Nottingham. When she arrived in USA in 1895 she was a trained nurse. I assume, therefore, she was trained in or near Watford. Can anyone please help my search for information about her and her training? Regards, Mike

I think Anne must have already looked it up before I clicked send - female telepathy, perhaps? Thanks for your (very speedy) reply, Ray. Lisa RAYMOND BISHOP wrote: > And I thought I'd replied quickly! > Ray > > Anne Peat <[email protected]> wrote: > Just to add weight to the info I've already sent, in 1851 it gives > exact birthpalces - and Susan Snell wife of Joseph Snell was born in > Buckland, herts! > > 1851 England Census > about Susan Snell > Name: Susan Snell > Age: 76 > Estimated Birth Year: abt 1775 > Relation: Wife > Spouse's Name: Joseph > Gender: Female > Where born: Buckland, Hertfordshire, England > > Civil Parish: Roydon > Town: Roydon > County/Island: Essex > Country: England > > > Registration district: Epping > Sub registration district: Chigwell > ED, institution, or vessel: 1a > Household schedule number: 78 > Household Members: > Name Age > William Crow nk > William Payne nk > Elizabeth Snell 16 > Joseph Snell 74 b Roydon > Susan Snell 76 > William Snell 42 > > Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1770; Folio: 374; Page: 21 > > On 21 Jun 2008, at 12:44, [email protected] wrote: > > >> Hi listers, >> >> Would some kind soul please look for the christening of Susannah >> SNELL b >> c1815? Most census years she lists her birth place as "Chipping, near >> Buntingford". >> >> In the 1841 census she is living with her husband (Joseph HALE b >> c1812, >> High Beech, Essex) in Roydon, Essex . A few households away there's >> Joseph SNELL (55, born in Essex) and Susan SNELL (60, not born in >> Essex). I suspect these are her parents but don't want to jump to >> conclusions! Also living with them are two males who I expect are >> Susannah's brothers - one name is illegible (30, born in Essex) and >> the >> other is Joseph (25, not born in Essex). >> >> I'd also love to have marriage info for Susannah and Joseph Hale. They >> don't show up in Essex records so perhaps they were married in Herts. >> >> Any assistance gratefully received. >> >> Cheers, >> Lisa >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi listers, Would some kind soul please look for the christening of Susannah SNELL b c1815? Most census years she lists her birth place as "Chipping, near Buntingford". In the 1841 census she is living with her husband (Joseph HALE b c1812, High Beech, Essex) in Roydon, Essex . A few households away there's Joseph SNELL (55, born in Essex) and Susan SNELL (60, not born in Essex). I suspect these are her parents but don't want to jump to conclusions! Also living with them are two males who I expect are Susannah's brothers - one name is illegible (30, born in Essex) and the other is Joseph (25, not born in Essex). I'd also love to have marriage info for Susannah and Joseph Hale. They don't show up in Essex records so perhaps they were married in Herts. Any assistance gratefully received. Cheers, Lisa

And I thought I'd replied quickly! Ray Anne Peat <[email protected]> wrote: Just to add weight to the info I've already sent, in 1851 it gives exact birthpalces - and Susan Snell wife of Joseph Snell was born in Buckland, herts! 1851 England Census about Susan Snell Name: Susan Snell Age: 76 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1775 Relation: Wife Spouse's Name: Joseph Gender: Female Where born: Buckland, Hertfordshire, England Civil Parish: Roydon Town: Roydon County/Island: Essex Country: England Registration district: Epping Sub registration district: Chigwell ED, institution, or vessel: 1a Household schedule number: 78 Household Members: Name Age William Crow nk William Payne nk Elizabeth Snell 16 Joseph Snell 74 b Roydon Susan Snell 76 William Snell 42 Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1770; Folio: 374; Page: 21 On 21 Jun 2008, at 12:44, [email protected] wrote: > Hi listers, > > Would some kind soul please look for the christening of Susannah > SNELL b > c1815? Most census years she lists her birth place as "Chipping, near > Buntingford". > > In the 1841 census she is living with her husband (Joseph HALE b > c1812, > High Beech, Essex) in Roydon, Essex . A few households away there's > Joseph SNELL (55, born in Essex) and Susan SNELL (60, not born in > Essex). I suspect these are her parents but don't want to jump to > conclusions! Also living with them are two males who I expect are > Susannah's brothers - one name is illegible (30, born in Essex) and > the > other is Joseph (25, not born in Essex). > > I'd also love to have marriage info for Susannah and Joseph Hale. They > don't show up in Essex records so perhaps they were married in Herts. > > Any assistance gratefully received. > > Cheers, > Lisa > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Just to add weight to the info I've already sent, in 1851 it gives exact birthpalces - and Susan Snell wife of Joseph Snell was born in Buckland, herts! 1851 England Census about Susan Snell Name: Susan Snell Age: 76 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1775 Relation: Wife Spouse's Name: Joseph Gender: Female Where born: Buckland, Hertfordshire, England Civil Parish: Roydon Town: Roydon County/Island: Essex Country: England Registration district: Epping Sub registration district: Chigwell ED, institution, or vessel: 1a Household schedule number: 78 Household Members: Name Age William Crow nk William Payne nk Elizabeth Snell 16 Joseph Snell 74 b Roydon Susan Snell 76 William Snell 42 Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1770; Folio: 374; Page: 21 On 21 Jun 2008, at 12:44, [email protected] wrote: > Hi listers, > > Would some kind soul please look for the christening of Susannah > SNELL b > c1815? Most census years she lists her birth place as "Chipping, near > Buntingford". > > In the 1841 census she is living with her husband (Joseph HALE b > c1812, > High Beech, Essex) in Roydon, Essex . A few households away there's > Joseph SNELL (55, born in Essex) and Susan SNELL (60, not born in > Essex). I suspect these are her parents but don't want to jump to > conclusions! Also living with them are two males who I expect are > Susannah's brothers - one name is illegible (30, born in Essex) and > the > other is Joseph (25, not born in Essex). > > I'd also love to have marriage info for Susannah and Joseph Hale. They > don't show up in Essex records so perhaps they were married in Herts. > > Any assistance gratefully received. > > Cheers, > Lisa > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Hi Lisa, www.FamilySearch.com shows the following: Susan Snell christening: 12 Oct 1817, Buckland, Herts, England parents: Joseph Snell & Susan Chipping is between Buckland and Buntingford. You can check their positions on www.Streetmap.co.uk Ray "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: Hi listers, Would some kind soul please look for the christening of Susannah SNELL b c1815? Most census years she lists her birth place as "Chipping, near Buntingford". In the 1841 census she is living with her husband (Joseph HALE b c1812, High Beech, Essex) in Roydon, Essex . A few households away there's Joseph SNELL (55, born in Essex) and Susan SNELL (60, not born in Essex). I suspect these are her parents but don't want to jump to conclusions! Also living with them are two males who I expect are Susannah's brothers - one name is illegible (30, born in Essex) and the other is Joseph (25, not born in Essex). I'd also love to have marriage info for Susannah and Joseph Hale. They don't show up in Essex records so perhaps they were married in Herts. Any assistance gratefully received. Cheers, Lisa ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Lisa, I've searched in the Marriage index at Hertfordshire names ( online at the HALS site) but cannot find a marriage for Susan(nah) Snell However the IGI has this extracted record SUSAN SNELL Christening: 12 OCT 1817 Buckland, Hertford, England JOSEPH SNELL SUSAN Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date. C072211 There's another entry in the same register with mother Susannah JOHN SNELL - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 24 JUL 1814 Buckland, Hertford, England Details about Buckland ( in case this is the right one) are here http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/places/buckland.htm Anne On 21 Jun 2008, at 12:44, [email protected] wrote: > Hi listers, > > Would some kind soul please look for the christening of Susannah > SNELL b > c1815? Most census years she lists her birth place as "Chipping, near > Buntingford". > > In the 1841 census she is living with her husband (Joseph HALE b > c1812, > High Beech, Essex) in Roydon, Essex . A few households away there's > Joseph SNELL (55, born in Essex) and Susan SNELL (60, not born in > Essex). I suspect these are her parents but don't want to jump to > conclusions! Also living with them are two males who I expect are > Susannah's brothers - one name is illegible (30, born in Essex) and > the > other is Joseph (25, not born in Essex). > > I'd also love to have marriage info for Susannah and Joseph Hale. They > don't show up in Essex records so perhaps they were married in Herts. > > Any assistance gratefully received. > > Cheers, > Lisa > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Hi Roy and Daphne, Thank you for your replies. I do have Jane's death certificate, but unfortunately, there are no burial details. She was the unmarried daughter who, by the contents of her will, looked after all her siblings and their families, so I'd like to complete her file by adding her final resting place. Will try the Hertfordshire Archives. Thanks again, Noeline, in Wollongong, Australia.

Hi Noeline, There is more than one parish in Hertford so it might be better to get the death certificate. Daphne. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Noeline Mearing" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 10:48 AM Subject: [HRT] Burial - Jane Squire > Hi Everyone, > A couple of weeks ago I requested help in finding the burial details of > JANE SQUIRE, who died 16/02/1864 in the town of Hertford. Have not > had a reply, so assume that there are no transcripts available for this > town? Any suggestions? > Regards, Noeline, Wollongong, Australia. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ NOD32 3201 (20080619) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >

Hi Everyone, A couple of weeks ago I requested help in finding the burial details of JANE SQUIRE, who died 16/02/1864 in the town of Hertford. Have not had a reply, so assume that there are no transcripts available for this town? Any suggestions? Regards, Noeline, Wollongong, Australia.

From: "John Scott" <[email protected]> > Hi Noeline, > There is more than one parish in Hertford so it might be better to get > the death certificate. Daphne. ----- Original Message ----- From: > "Noeline Mearing" <[email protected]> To: > <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 10:48 AM > Subject: [HRT] Burial - Jane Squire > > > > Hi Everyone, > > A couple of weeks ago I requested help in finding the burial details > > of JANE SQUIRE, who died 16/02/1864 in the town of Hertford. Have > > not had a reply, so assume that there are no transcripts available > > for this town? Any suggestions? Regards, Noeline, Wollongong, > > Australia. > > Jane's death registration appears at FreeBMD in the March quarter of 1864 at Hertford, vol 3a page 228, so why don't you buy the certificate, as Daphne suggests? However, unfortunately, English death certificates are not terribly helpful and it will certainly not tell you where she was buried. If her burial has not been transcribed to the National Burial Index (and it does not appear to have been) then she could have been buried almost anywhere in Hertford and you may have to look at several parishes. -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

Hi Valerie, No - only the Church of England records appear to have been filmed by the LDS. Are these available anywhere other than in Records offices in England? Thank you so much for the added information. Regards, Pat -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Valerie Saari Sent: Tuesday, 17 June 2008 4:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HRT] Tringford Did you check the non- conforming churches? Regards Valerie Saari ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Wade" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 4:34 AM Subject: Re: [HRT] Tringford > Hi Julie, > > Thank you for your email. I did note all WADE > entries for Tring when I had the film as all > entries could be connected to my family. There > was not all that many and in fact I know that one > generation did not have their children baptized. > > Regards, > Pat > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Monday, 16 June 2008 2:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [HRT] Tringford > > Dear Pat, > > Hi there, did you take a note of all the WADEs of > Tring? As you know I am > trying to connect my WADEs to this place. My > husband's Aunt once said that > his Wades were connected but the last time I saw > her she couldnt remember > having said it. > > Take care, > > Julie (WADE nee ABDEY GB) > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to [email protected] with the > word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Keith, I'm afraid you are going to have to get used to wildcards!!!! I am mainly researching FOSKETT with about 60 different spellings to date. I would give up if I had to search for each variation separately. Generally I search for FOSK* which generally gives me all names beginning with FOSK. However, sometimes, this gives me too many "other" names, so I use FOSK*T. (Although this can miss FOSKETTE) The * is generally used as a wildcard to indicate one or more missing letters, with a "?" to indicate just one missing letter. Be aware that some databases (particularly Australian) can use other characters. In your case STONE*L should pick up most of your variations. Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith and Clea Cook" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 5:07 PM Subject: [HRT] STONEHILL and variations > > While researching my ancestor Sarah STONEHILL 1730 Puttenham in the IGI, I > found that there were > STONNIELL/STONNIL/STONELL/STONEILL/STONIEL/STONEL/STONNELL/STONHIEL as > well as STONEHILL entries. > > After a very tedious process of trial and error, it became clear that a > search for STONNIELL finds all the above, bar the last two which have to > be searched for separately. > > For any particular search, is there a way of seeing which name variants > are automatically covered? This point applies to Given names just as much > as Surnames. How do I know whether Madge includes Margaret as well as > Marjorie; whether Henry 'includes' Harry etc etc. > > This is equally true of Ancestry searches, though curiously enough not of > GenesReunited which, despite its woeful user interface, at least manages > to provide this information. I have never had much success using > wildcards. Do I just have to live with problem, or have I missed something > simple? > > Though a general point, my excuse for posting this on the Hertfordshire > list is Sarah. I would be very interested to hear from anyone else who has > an interest in the Puttenham STON......, and in Sarah in particular. > > Keith Cook > _________________________________________________________________ > > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000007ukm/direct/01/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > No viruses found in this incoming message > Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.3.5 > http://www.iolo.com > _______________________________________ No viruses found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.3.5 http://www.iolo.com

Hi Elizabeth, Thank you so much your suggestions, all very helpful and much appreciated. Regards, Pat -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of elizabeth howard Sent: Sunday, 15 June 2008 10:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [HRT] Tringford Hi, you could get a parish map of Hertfordshire and try all the parishes around Tring .....you could check the Allen Marriage index and see where the Wades are clustered , if they are clustered , and for more wills both PCC and Herts ....... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Wade" <[email protected]> To: "Hertford" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 12:42 PM Subject: [HRT] Tringford > Hi, > > I have just down loaded a Will which I think might > be my husbands 6G Grandfather Richard WADE. > > I have had the parish film of records for TRING > which started with a marriage of John WADE (5G > Grandfather) and Mary KEMPSTER in 1731. > > The Will refers to Richard WADE of Tringford in > the Parish of Tring in the County of Hertford. > > If the earlier generations didn't baptize and > marry at Tring what other possibilities for parish > records that I could look?? > > Richards death appears to have been around 1713 > -1724. The will written in 1713 and the probate > 1724. His son John didn't marry until 1731. > > Thank you > > Regards, > Pat Wade (Nee King) > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1503 - Release Date: 6/14/2008 6:02 PM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Anne, Thank you so much for these suggested areas near by. I finally read further in the Will and it mentions that he had bought property in Marsworth, Bucks. So I now have a couple of parishes well worth looking at. Thank you for your help. Pat -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anne Peat Sent: Monday, 16 June 2008 12:01 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Hertford Subject: Re: [HRT] Tringford Pat, as well as looking in the Hertfordhire parishes around Tring ( Aldbury, Long Marston, Puttenham etc) you should also look over the country borders in Buckinghamshire around Ivinghoe and even in Bedfordshire around Whipsnade. Anne On 15 Jun 2008, at 12:42, Pat Wade wrote: > Hi, > > I have just down loaded a Will which I think might > be my husbands 6G Grandfather Richard WADE. > > I have had the parish film of records for TRING > which started with a marriage of John WADE (5G > Grandfather) and Mary KEMPSTER in 1731. > > The Will refers to Richard WADE of Tringford in > the Parish of Tring in the County of Hertford. > > If the earlier generations didn't baptize and > marry at Tring what other possibilities for parish > records that I could look?? > > Richards death appears to have been around 1713 > -1724. The will written in 1713 and the probate > 1724. His son John didn't marry until 1731. > > Thank you > > Regards, > Pat Wade (Nee King) > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Julie, Thank you for your email. I did note all WADE entries for Tring when I had the film as all entries could be connected to my family. There was not all that many and in fact I know that one generation did not have their children baptized. Regards, Pat -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, 16 June 2008 2:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HRT] Tringford Dear Pat, Hi there, did you take a note of all the WADEs of Tring? As you know I am trying to connect my WADEs to this place. My husband's Aunt once said that his Wades were connected but the last time I saw her she couldnt remember having said it. Take care, Julie (WADE nee ABDEY GB) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

While researching my ancestor Sarah STONEHILL 1730 Puttenham in the IGI, I found that there were STONNIELL/STONNIL/STONELL/STONEILL/STONIEL/STONEL/STONNELL/STONHIEL as well as STONEHILL entries. After a very tedious process of trial and error, it became clear that a search for STONNIELL finds all the above, bar the last two which have to be searched for separately. For any particular search, is there a way of seeing which name variants are automatically covered? This point applies to Given names just as much as Surnames. How do I know whether Madge includes Margaret as well as Marjorie; whether Henry 'includes' Harry etc etc. This is equally true of Ancestry searches, though curiously enough not of GenesReunited which, despite its woeful user interface, at least manages to provide this information. I have never had much success using wildcards. Do I just have to live with problem, or have I missed something simple? Though a general point, my excuse for posting this on the Hertfordshire list is Sarah. I would be very interested to hear from anyone else who has an interest in the Puttenham STON......, and in Sarah in particular. Keith Cook _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000007ukm/direct/01/