First of all, you can't change (ie. harm, alter, delete, destroy) anything, so feel free to experiment.

AnyName

Key in a NAME and click on AnyName. A match will be attempted on any portion of the name. For example:

BRIAN

will yield

Brian Thomas Wilson
James Brian Peters
Brent Robert Brian

SurName

Key in a SurName and click on SurName. If you are unsure of the spelling, you can use the "%" symbol for a "wildcard". For example:

BR%AN%

will yield

BRIAN BRYAN BRIANT BRYANT

GivenName

Try my name. Key in brent robert brian and click GivenName.

That will get you names like:

Brent Robert Brian
Robert Justis Brian
Robert Brian
Bruce Robert Brian
Robert Ralph Brian

The names that most closely match what you requested will be listed first.

FirstLetter

Select a letter from the DROP DOWN LIST and you will get all the SURNAMES that start with that letter.

[T]

A [T] indicates there are ANCESTORS in the database for this INDIVIDUAL. If you click on the [T] you will be taken to the ANCESTOR TREE VIEW.