Geneanet trees indexed in the Ancestry search engine

Posted by Geneanet on Jun 20, 2022

As we announced in September 2021, Geneanet family trees will shortly be indexed in the Ancestry search engine. This is already the case with search engines like Google or Bing.

When a search is performed on Ancestry with for example a first and last name, an Ancestry user will see a list of trees hosted by Geneanet. The user will have to visit Geneanet to see full trees.

This is precisely the same process as when you perform a search in the global search engine at Geneanet.

However, on Ancestry, search results will be shown slightly differently. Geneanet indexes all persons publicly visible in trees; on Ancestry, certain results will be excluded:

• all semi-public or private persons (by default, persons born in the past 100 years);
• all public persons born in the past 100 years without a date of death.

This indexing will allow cousins at Ancestry to find your family tree. A great opportunity to contact previously unknown cousins around the world and to discover new branches for your tree.

Note: if for any reason you do not wish to benefit from this indexing, it’s possible to opt out. All you have to do is visit the “Configure” page of the “Family Tree” menu.

Click on the “Advanced Options” tab on the right and check the box in the bottom section:

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