Is this a search glitch?

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When I go to the Wikitree main page and type in "Stukeley Westcott" as the first and last names for a search, I would expect this man to show up:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Westcott-138

But I get two hits, neither of whom is he.  

Per RJs comment, I have spelled his first name with an extra 'e' from the profile.  Is this a glitch?  I've seen less similar spellings show up as hits.  How does Wikitree decide that inserting a single extra character is different enough to not appear in a search?
WikiTree profile: Stukely Westcott
in WikiTree Tech by Barry Smith G2G6 Pilot (294k points)
edited by Barry Smith
I think you're searching for Stukeley with 2 e's, the more common English spelling (placenames in England often end with -ley, but rarely -ly).
You are correct RJ.  I used the spelling given by Austin in his Genealogical Dictionary, which has the extra 'e'.  So I will edit my question to ask if this is being too sensitive.  I've seen less-similar spellings show up as hits

1 Answer

+1 vote

I just searched for him; got 7 results, and he was at the top of the list.wink

by Ros Haywood G2G Astronaut (2.0m points)

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