| If you wish to find a specific date, enter it in the
(Start) Date. Names are NOT case sensitive. Entries in the Last name will be search in Surname, Alt Surname, and Maiden Name Entries in the First name will search In Firstname and nickname. When searching any name fields, you may use any of the following wildcards: |
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| % | Matches any number of characters. | wh% finds what, white, and why, but not awhile or
watch. %at%ch finds watch and attach but not attache |
| _ | Matches any single alphabetic character. | B_ll finds ball, bell, and bill |
| [ ] | Matches any single character within the brackets. | B[ae]ll finds ball and bell but not bill |
| ^ | Matches any character not in the brackets. | b[^ae]ll finds bill and bull but not ball or bell |
| - | Matches any one of a range of characters. You must specify the range in ascending order (A to Z, not Z to A). | b[a-c]d finds bad, bbd, and bcd |
| You may use as many wildcards in a name field as you want | Jo%ns_n finds Johnson, Jonson, Johanson | |
| - | Matches any one of a range of characters. You must specify the range in ascending order (A to Z, not Z to A). | b[a-c]d finds bad, bbd, and bcd |