{"id":2428,"date":"2024-06-29T13:48:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T12:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/?p=2428"},"modified":"2024-07-07T13:12:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T12:12:32","slug":"image-browse-search-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/?p=2428","title":{"rendered":"Image Browse &#038; Search Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>(updated June 2024)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The image browse and search tool formerly located on irelandgen.com have been transferred here to my main website &#8211; these are currently under test to confirm all are working correctly. The tools can be access at the following link : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/tools\/<\/a>\u00a0 and include the following (full details and examples follow) :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Census Image Browse Tool (1901 and 1911 only)<\/li>\n<li>Tithe Image Browse Tool and Tithe Location Database<\/li>\n<li>GRO\/IrishGenealogy BMD register Browse<\/li>\n<li>Census Image Browse Tool (1821, 31, 41, 51)<\/li>\n<li>Valuation Office Books Image Browse Tool<\/li>\n<li>1901\/1911 Census Location Search<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/tools\/census_nav2.php\">Census Image browse tool<\/a> to locate certain missing pages for the 1901 and 1911 census on the NAI website.\u00a0 See the article for notes on how to use the tool, includes a link to John Grenham\u2019s blog post from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johngrenham.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/13\/the-strange-afterlife-of-the-census-microfilms\/\">February 2017<\/a> for details on using this technique to try to locate unlinked images. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/tools\/vob_nav.php\">Valuation Office Books Image Browse Tool<\/a>\u00a0 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/tools\/nai_nav.php\">Census Image Browse Tool<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #909090;\">(1821, 31, 41, 51) <\/span>work in the same way and can navigate through these collections.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Image4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Image4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"804\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Image4.jpg 804w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Image4-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Image4-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUse the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/tools\/gro_img_nav.php\">GRO Image Browse Tool<\/a> to locate missing or incorrectly linked Birth, Marriage or Death images on the IrishGenealogy website. See also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/?p=2341\">step-by-step\u00a0example<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">Note the BMD Image browse tool currently only works in FireFox browser<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/gro-browse1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/gro-browse1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"822\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/gro-browse1.jpg 822w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/gro-browse1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/gro-browse1-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/tools\/Census_Places.php\">Census location search tool<\/a> allows a search of the 1901 and 1911 census by street or townland, without the showing large lists of occupants &#8211; making it easier to find locations by name.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen-blank.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen-blank.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1044\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen-blank.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen-blank-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen-blank-768x154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen-blank-1024x206.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ne.g enter <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sack*v*<\/span><\/em> in the search box and click search &#8211; just 25 results are shown.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1026\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack1.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack1-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack1-1024x689.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA similar search on the NAI website just for 1911 shows over 1,200 results.\u00a0 Some of the placename spellings have been corrected.\u00a0 The default search is by wildcard, with optional Soundex search, an Electoral District (DED) wildcard filter is available.<\/p>\n<p>Additional search filters are included &#8211; street and townlands names have been categorized by street type &#8211; e.g. Lane, Street, Square etc, use the &#8216;Street Type&#8217; search filter :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1044\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack3.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack3-300x66.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack3-768x168.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack3-1024x224.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/a>and also by street\/townland descriptor &#8211; e.g. North, South, Upper, Lower etc\u00a0 using the &#8216;Additional Search\/Sub Type&#8217; filter :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1032\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack2.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack2-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack2-768x185.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack2-1024x247.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nresults can also be filtered by Electoral District (DED) :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1035\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack4.jpg 1035w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack4-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack4-768x301.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bro_cen_sack4-1024x401.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1035px) 100vw, 1035px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAny combination of search fields is permitted and all fields allow wildcards (*). Results can also be filtered by census year and\/or county. The default search on the primary street\/townland name is by wildcard, in addition Soundex and original (i.e. uncorrected) search options of the primary name are included.<\/p>\n<p>Notes on using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/?p=2225\">Tithe Location Database and Browse Tool<\/a>, see also article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/?p=2150\">Misclassified locations in the online Tithe Applotment transcripts<\/a> on the NAI and FamilySearch websites.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/civi2tithe_wick-b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/civi2tithe_wick-b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/civi2tithe_wick-b.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/civi2tithe_wick-b-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swilson.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/civi2tithe_wick-b-768x463.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>[end]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(updated June 2024) The image browse and search tool formerly located on irelandgen.com have been transferred here to my main website &#8211; these are currently under test to confirm all are working correctly. 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