Include titles in the find by name search.

LegacyUser

Nicholas Charles Spaulding said: I try to look for an ancestor in the find by name search but it doesn't show up in the earliest entries. I think the reason why that is is that my ancestor has a title. So if the find by name search includes titles, I would be able to find my ancestor a lot easier.

LegacyUser

Tom Huber said: Welcome to the community support forum for FamilySearch. FamilySearch personnel read every discussion thread and may or may not respond as their time permits. We all share an active interest in using the resources of this site and as users, we have various levels of knowledge and experience and do our best to help each other with concerns, issues, and/or questions.

From your description, I'm not sure you are using the correct search feature.

There are several search features in FamilySearch: Find -- find a person in FamilySearch FamilyTree, Search Records -- searches the indexes for the historical records (those that are not indexed are not searchable (at this time) for the person you are looking for.

However, I could be missing something, so if you will, please provide us with the name you are searching for and any dates you have with respect to that person. Provide us with a title, if the person has one, and/or other information on how you are performing your search.