Person does not appear in name search

Question

I come across this from time to time - example today "Helen O'Brien". She is on my watchlist, so definitely part of Wikitree, but does not appear??

"Sorry, but no matches were found for "Helen O'Brien "."

Thanks,

Steve

 

 

Answer 1

Hi Stephen,

I see what you mean.

I bet this has something to do with our search index and the apostrophe. We'll look into it.

Thanks,

Chris

Answer 2

When you type O'Brien in the surname search box, and then resort them alphabetically to find the Helen's she is there?

http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&s=O_BRIEN&order=name&u=

 

Helen Joanna Mary O'Brien July 11, 1862 Auckland, New Zealand	Feb 13, 2013	Stephen Smith
Nellie B. O'Brien 1900's	Nov 14, 2012	Lee O'Brien
Helen M. (O'Brien) Cote 1910's	Oct 29, 2012	Joe Fitzgerald
Helen (O'Callaghan) O'Brien 1763 Kilgorey, Clare, Ireland	Apr 8, 2012	Joe Fitzgerald
Helen O'Brien	Jul 11, 2011	J K
Helen O'Brien 1960's	Apr 22, 2011	Peter Calcraft
Helen D. O'Brien 1910's	Feb 20, 2012	Patrick O'Brien
Helen Rose O'Brien 1920's	Dec 14, 2011	Jamie O'Brien
Helen Theresa O'Brien November 23, 1923 Dayton, Ohio, USA

 

Answer 3

Helen O'Brien (O'Callaghan) is my 4th great grandmother.   Birth: 1763 in Kilgorey, Clare, Ireland. Death: in Clare, Ireland. She married Henry O'Brien, Esq. of Ennis, Clare, Ireland.

 

Comments

Hi Joe, not sure why this answer has popped up here??? Two different Helen O'Briens born in different countries in different centuries.

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I was looking for my 4th great grandmother, Helen O'Brien (O'Callaghan) during a search and this question popped up, so I answered it in hopes that I might find more information about Helen.