The Search Builder field is reserved for power users to construct advanced searches on any burial field with elements such as boolean operators and wildcards.
The format for each clause follows this syntax: <field_name>:"<value>"
(note the field and values are separated with a colon. Values are enclosed in quotes.)
For example, to search for records that contain either "Arnstein" or "Austin" for family members who had Anglicised their surname, you would enter this in the search builder field:
surname:"Arnstein" OR surname:"Austin"
To search for a male Abraham or Abrahams and age in his 70s:
surname:"abraham*" AND age:"7?" AND gender:"m*"
You may view a list of all searchable burial fields in a table below.
Wildcards can be used in text search fields, but not as the first character.
To perform a single character wildcard search use the "?" symbol, e.g. "Lev?" will find Levi, Levy and any other name beginning with "Lev" with four characters, but won't find "Levey".
The multiple character wildcard * (asterisk) looks for any number of characters (or none) within the nominated text. "Lev*y" will find Levy and Levey. "S*war* " will find many variations of the name including Swartz, Schwartz, Schwarcz, Szwarc. "Davi*s" will find both Davis and Davies as well as Davidowits. "Lev*" will find any name beginning with "Lev", eg Levine, Levinstein, etc, as well as Levy, Levi and Levey.
The Search Builder could be used to find all three common variations of Levy without inclusion of extraneous names such as Levine
(surname:"lev?" OR surname:"levey") AND cemetery_state:'WA'
(Note the use of brackets to group boolean criteria)
| Name | Search Query field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Surname | surname | Exact, or with wildcards |
| Given Names | given_names | Partial is okay. First or Middle name |
| Alternative Name | altname | Nicknames, abbreviated, or alternate names |
| Former Name | former_name | Maiden name or name before Anglicisation |
| Hon. | hon | Dr, Sir, The Hon, Rabbi, Prof, etc |
| Post | post | PhD, OAM. MLA, etc |
| Hebrew Name | hebrew_name | Full or partial |
| Gender | gender | Male, Female. Blank (not recorded) |
| Age at death | age | 70, 3y 5m, Inf, SBC |
| Birth Date | birth_date | Search by year or year range |
| Death Date | death_date | Search by year or year range |
| Burial Date | burial_date | Included in death year search |
| Hebrew Death Date | hebrew_death_date | Full (might be approximate) |
| Birth City | birth_city | City, town, etc |
| Birth Country | birth_country | Current country name |
| Cemetery | ca_places.preferred_labels.name | Partial is okay (e.g. Rookwood) |
| Cemetery State | cemetery_state | Three letter abbreviation. e.g. Tas, NSW, VIC |
| Burial Country | burial_country | Current country name |
| Remains | remains | Buried, Cremated, Collected, Scattered, blank |
| Father | father | Full, partial, or Hebrew name |
| Mother | mother | Full, partial, or Hebrew name |
| Spouse | spouse | Full or partial name |
| Tombstone Inscription | inscription | May contain info about relatives |
| Notes | notes | May contain info about relatives |
| Reburial Note | reburial_note | Notes re exhumation and reburial |
| Officiant | officiant | Minster who conducted funeral service |
| Undertaker | undertaker | Chevra Kadisha, Funeral parlour, etc |
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