I would transcribe the lines as it is and add a #note on the next line that the (3) lines above have been crossed through. CharlotteB Wellington NZ c_cbell@paradise.net.nz -----Original Message----- From: KBell26449@aol.com [mailto:KBell26449@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, 7 January 2006 11:26 a.m. To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com Subject: (no subject) Hi Can anyone shed some light on a problem \i have come across? 1861 December Marriages file 021 3 lines are crossed out as Duplicated records do I transcribe them or leave them out? Keith