I'm new to genealogy and FamilySearch. I'm attempting United States 1790 Census for a last name. T
1790 Census for a last name. The search engine has been running for over 2 hours. Is this normal? Am I just being impatient?
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Nope, this is not normal! Can we clarify a few things? I am presuming that you were at familysearch.org and you searched for the 1790 census?
Were you using the search at this page:
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Yes, Carolyn to both questions.
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George, pleases share the name and other information that you were searching for. I would like to try to duplicate the problem from here.
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Last name: Free
1790 U.S. Census
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Also, I checked the Exact Match box on the last name.
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George, you might want to clear your cache and cookies and restart your machine. I was able to pull up an instant answer using just the surname Free.
Which browser are you using? I don't have good success with I use Microsoft Edge. I typically use Chrome.
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Try unchecking the box and see if you get a better result.
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I'm using Microsoft Edge. I'll install and try the Chrome browser. Thank you for your assistance Carolyn.
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Let us know if this doesn't fix your issue.
When I research a family name, I try different techniques. I try a search without limiting the information to:
- exact spelling
- including first, middle and last names
- location
- parents/ children/spouse names
I wait to restrict the information until I see what kind of results I find. YOf course sometimes, we really do want to restrict the information. You might only want to know about the surname Free in a particular state. Or you might want to see if you can find addtional children that belong to John.
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Thanks for the tip. I tried a search with the Exact Match unchecked - still failed. I'm currently downloading Chrome and will retry with this browser.
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Chrome works! Again, I thank you for your assistance.
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Hurray! I am happy that we resolved this problem for you. I wish you success in searching for your family.
Have you checked out the list of groups in Community? There are many places to ask questions and lots of volunteers waiting to answer questions for you. I am excited to see you involved in Community.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DvKTrKyH3mxMzKFPxLxqVG5wikZ1TDeR7qYiOIp_jUs/
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Ye, the Chrome browser works fine. Thank you.
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