* Searching the BMD's in Ancestry.co.uk

[Stevebye]

Occasionally the search returns with a quarter missing. To retreive it try the following.

Example. Searched for a marriage in 1851, only Q1, Q2 and Q3 returned.

Load Q3, look in the http:// address for ONS_M, followed by five digits and two letters, i.e. ONS_M18513AH.

Change it to read ONS_M18514AH and press return.

With luck Q4 should load.

Then search for the family name using Image Number.

This works for me about 70% of the time. And I've found the person I'm looking for.

As far as I can make out in the ONS_ the first character relates to (B)irth, (M)arriage and (D)eath and the last digit relates to the quarter. I don’t know what the last two characters relate to but I should imagine with a bit of code breaking you could find the other 30%.


ID:1976

[MarkB]

When I'm searching the BMD images this often happens. What I've done with mostly success (sometimes the images just aren't present) is to search for a surname close to the one I want for that quarter and when the image displays use the 'Next' or 'Previous' image buttons to go to my 'missing' image.

Mark