NOTE: Search Engine terms are NOT case sensitive.

~ = NOT  e.g., ~"will" & "wills"  means search for WILLS except for WILL.
If you wish to exclude a name from the search, use a tilde ~ you want to search for Smith but do not want John Smith, then use a tilde ~ in front of the name you wish to exclude. Example: ~john smith will return all Smiths but not John.

| = OR e.g. (john|fred) & "Jones" means john or fred with JONES

& = AND  e.g. "john brown" & "fred smith" means look for the fullname john brown and fred smith

( ) For complex conditions  e.g.,  (john|fred) & (smith|brown) which means at least john or fred must accompany smith or brown

"xxx" use quotes for a specific phrase e.g. if you want "Joy Fisher" instead of Joy Smith and John Fisher

% = Wild Card. The percent character can be used as a wild card. e.g., "joe patter%"



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