This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RBestrom7380 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.snohomish/5281.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: > For my own learning purposes, would you be willing to tell me how you searched that census and only ended up with 5 persons? I apologize, it was late when I wrote my response. I normally explain the use of wildcard. I searched for "Sib*" The asterik is a wild card for any letters following (If you are using Ancestry.com's search engine, it won't work with Heritage Quest or others). When I searched, I searched the entire county for ANY "Sib*", no last name, or any other criteria (age, etc). Had there been none, would have searched the entire state. I also "considered" looking through the census page by page looking for Lombard, but it was already almost 1:00a.m. Ron Bestrom Tacoma, WA Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.