In one field you can enter one or more people, surname similarity, years and a place. Click an example to try it.
Kowalski surname Jan Kowalski given name and surname Jan ?, Poznań 20km “?” instead of the surname – surname unknown, only the first name is searched (best with a place or years) Kowalski 100% only exactly this spelling of the surname – a lower percentage also finds similar spellings Kowalski, 1880-1900 after a comma, years – only entries from these years (or from one year: 1880) Kowalski, Poznań 20km after a comma, a place, optionally with a radius – entries from it and the surrounding area Kowalski - Nowak two people in one entry, e.g. a bride and groom or a child and mother Jan Kowalski 80% - Marianna Sieracka, 1880-1890, Poznań 30km everything together – a marriage from 1884 in Długa Goślina
Separate several people with a hyphen – you will find entries in which all of them appear.
Without a percentage the similarity is 60% – it also finds other spellings of the same surname (Kowalski, Kowalsky, Kowalska).
With three words, the first is the given name and the last the surname (Jan Maria Kowalski → Jan Kowalski).
Sex, the person’s role, document type and date added – in the advanced search; what you type in the field is carried over to it.
