You can search the databases for baptisms by just entering:

• a surname and ticking the Soundex box. This then invokes the soundex algorith and results in additional names being found.
• selecting a county from the drop down list.
• Please remember that the soundex ALWAYS assumes that the first letter is correct. Therefore multiple searches with different first letters may be desirable. eg Kendall and Rendall would require separate searches.

You can add a forename to the search criteria. BUT BE CAREFUL OF THE RESULTS AND WHAT THEY MEAN. The search looks ONLY for the specified forename. There is currently no wild charachter capability nor does it find abbreviations nor double names if you only specify the first forename.

You can add a time period to the search criteria. Enter a year and select the range of time periods that you wish to add to the search.

You can search more than one county at a time. Simply hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard while selecting the counties you are interested in. There is a limit of 10 to the number that can be selected.

You can limit your search to a single parish within a county. Open the Place box and page down to the place or parish that you wish to search. Select the one you are interested in. If there are mutiple churches and/or registers for the place or parish then all will be searched.

• With marriage searches, you must enter at least the surname of the Groom or the surname of the Bride.
• selecting a county from the drop down list.

You can search the databases for burials by just entering:

• a surname
• selecting a county from the drop down list.