What can I do if I don't get any results from my first search?
Firstly, you mustn't be disappointed - it's an unavoidable characteristic of MIs. Only about 10% of those names appearing on the burials registers are still today represented by a gravestone with a legible inscription. Look at the page on the vulnerability of MIs for an explanation of this.
So it's very possible that there is no record. In order to make sure that you haven't failed to find an MI which does exist, however, you can revisit the search page. Try to make your search wider and less specific. In particular you can use the search facilities to help you. For example, there are several ways of spelling some very well known names, and you can search these by using the facilities we provide. The surname 'Grey' can be spelled 'Gray'. To search for both, enter 'Gr*y (use the asterisk sign available in the search box). Other names are found in a wider variety of spellings. An example is 'Sewell'. The only common factor in the various versions is that they begin with an 'S' and end with an 'l'. Use the '*' sign in the search box, and you will get all the examples that are available!
How do I print out or save a good copy of the inscription?
From the main inscription page, click on the printer icon (top right) to see a page designed for printing, and use your browser’s print button (File, print). You can save this from this screen (File, Save). Minimise this to return to the main selection page (use the minimise button, (-), top right).
How do I view or print out a good copy of the images (photograph or plan)?
To view the the images, click on either of the icons (they will be visible if you have bought them), then if necessary use the image control button (an orange square with four blue arrows which pops up when your cursor is hovering over the image) to alter the size of the image on the screen.
To print the selected image, first return to the main inscription page, using the minimise button (-, top right), then click on the Print icon below the Photo or Plan. Use the print preview facility (File, print preview) to check the appearance of the print out.
Click on the minimise button (-), top right, to return to the main selection page.
- If this is good, then click on Print (top left)
- If the right hand side has been cut out, then click Close (top right) and, using File and Page Setup, change Orientation to landscape. Click OK and File, Print
Click on the minimise button (-), top right, to return to the main selection page.
How do I print out the historical text?
If you have bought this, click on the icon to see it on screen, and use the ordinary print facilities.
How do I save the photograph, the plan or the historical text?
If you have bought these, you can choose where to save them to and then save them by clicking on the save icon, and following the onscreen instructions.