Tips on creating, sorting and searching threads in this forum

[leslam]

Creating a new thread:
When creating a new thread, please use the following format:

SURNAME, first name, other information
For example:​

SMITH, John 1850-1910
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This will help ensure that surnames appear in the expected place in a sorted list.

Creating a sorted list:
It is possible to create a sorted list for use whilst you are within the relevant sub-forum. It is not a permanently sorted list of the threads in the sub-forum, so when you next open the sub-forum, the threads will be displayed in the default order - by date of last post.

To sort the threads into alphabetical order
When the list of threads in the sub-forum is displayed, click Title. The threads will be displayed in ascending (A->Z) alphabetical order. To display the threads in descending (Z->A), click Title again.​

Searching the forum using the Advanced Search:
You can also use the Advanced Search to search for all occurences of a particular surname in a forum/sub-forum. This is quicker than trying to work out how many pages in Robbins (for example) is going to appear in the M-P list!

Using the Advanced Search in a Surname sub-forum​

The following will find threads for a particular surname in the selected sub-forum.​

• Using the Advanced Search, select Single Content Type
• Entering the surname and selecting Search Titles only
• In the Additional options section, select the relevant sub-forum (A-D/E-H/etc) from the Search in drop-down list
• Click Search

 

[Lispeth]

Moran, Margaret
Gave birth in March of 1960 at Birmingham Catholic Home of Maternity & Child Welfare

Margaret was born in Ireland (unknown date) is deceased, but she is my daughter‘s biological grandmother through the child she gave up for adoption who was born as Damien Moran.

He was adopted and moved to the US.

We are hoping to come to England this fall to find her birth relatives in England and Ireland.

We have some paperwork from her time in the maternity home and are hoping to find its location and more information if anyone knew her or her family during this time.

Their address was
68 Alexander Street, Ladywood, Birmingham

Thank you!