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Genealogy Quebec’s search engine now lets you add a spouse to your searches, for even more detailed and targeted results.
Advanced Search
Advanced Search now allows you to add the spouse of the person you are searching for, in addition to the father, mother, and up to five types of events: birth, marriage, death, residence, and publication.
This new option helps the engine better target results associated with a couple, such as their marriage or records related to their children.
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Using Advanced Search
To use Advanced Search, first go to the search engine. By default, the engine uses Basic Search. To access more detailed options, simply click Advanced Search.
Adding family members to your search
To add a spouse to your search, make sure Advanced Search is enabled, then select the type of individual to add.
The engine then uses this information to evaluate the relevance of the results. The more a document matches your search parameters, the higher it will appear in the results list.
You can also use the “Must match” checkbox to require the spouse to be explicitly present in the document. When checked, documents that do not mention this individual in the defined role are excluded from the results.
To explore Genealogy Quebec’s search engine features in more detail, consult our user guide here.
