It seems to be a simple word search. Thus if you type in "ships" it will show all those on board ships, however, it will also show those, say, who live in the township of "high ships" in Tyneside. -----Original Message----- From: TebbuA@aol.com [mailto:TebbuA@aol.com] Sent: 22 February 2006 17:55 To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SoG] in prison on census night I was unaware of this facility and it works for PRISON so I thought I might try SEAMEN or MARINERS as that is what I am seeking or even SHOEMAKERS. All that was thrown up were people named Seaman etc. So, What does "Keywords" actually do on Ancestry? Michael.