Hi Folks, As far as I know there isn't an name index - - - yet. I think there is a project underway to do one. I know of someone doing Bromsgrove, but I don't know how formal this is. Or even how long this will take. #Plan A Meanwhile I suggest using the 1851, which is name indexed, and hoping they were they in 1841. (Remember the 1841 rounds down adult ages to the nearest multiple of 5.) #Plan B Use Google Advanced search options to search for a transcription. However, doing this on some transcriptions can be awkward. Some web pages are exceedingly long. Tip: download the Google Tool Bar on to your desktop. Find a transcription that you want to search through. (e.g. exact phrase "1841 census" , one of the words "Dudley", & press search.) Choose a website and go there. If it is a large page, use your browser's Back button. Go to the bottom of the Google page and click on "search within" results. Add a name or place that your hunting for. Press search. Now look at the right hand side of the Google tool bar. All your search criteria are buttoned there, or out of site behind a double chevron. Click on a button and Google will instantly jump down hundreds of pages to that spelling. Repeated clickings may find other occurences of that word. You can put more criteria in your initial search, but that may limit the trawl, especially if you're not aware of variants or transcription errors. If you find a transcription in pdf format, providing it's "typed" there is a search engine built in to Adobe Reader. You should be using version 6.0.3 Hope some of you find this useful. Mike Yegwart Branch Chairman Bromsgrove BMSGH

G'day List, Mike wrote: <<#Plan B Use Google Advanced search options to search for a transcription. However, doing this on some transcriptions can be awkward. Some web pages are exceedingly long. Tip: download the Google Tool Bar on to your desktop. Find a transcription that you want to search through. (e.g. exact phrase "1841 census" , one of the words "Dudley", & press search.)... >> A quick tip. If the web-page is large, use 'ctrl + f' to search the web-page, just as you would to search any document. Make sure the page is fully loaded first though. Regards from Malcolm Platt-Grigg. Participant in Grigg DNA Project http://www.familytreedna.com/ Researching: GRIGG Halesowen, Harborne, Birmingham PLATT Wednesbury, Darlaston http://www.platt-grigg.accessgenealogy.com/ http://uk-transcriptions.accessgenealogy.com

Mike Yegwart> If you find a transcription in pdf format, providing it's > "typed" there is a search engine built in to Adobe Reader. > You should be using version 6.0.3 > The current version is 7.0 David.