> I found something as well. My William Peoples was listed as > Willian. A typo that held me up for a great many months! > Amie One trick I've learned that has proved helpful many times: Write out the name you are looking for and have other family or friends do the same. Then look carefully at letters such as a,o,i,e,u,n,w,m and look at the height of the upper strokes on l, t and d. While at it, check on the d's - is the loop at the bottom fully closed on the upstroke or is there a space? In other words, could it be mistaken for cl instead of d? Do the same with the letter b - the loop does not always touch the upstroke. Examples: 1. Danbeck/Daubeck - write it out and you will see that someone who does not round the tops of their n's can very easily make this name look like Daubeck. 2. Stewart/Hewart - writing the capital S without an upstroke and a very short cross on the connected t and Stewart becomes Hewart! 3. Henley/Heuby- again n written with sharp tops instead of rounded and the swing of the l to the e as well as the space between the l-e-y written is such a way you would swear it was b-y! So get out your pens and pencils and play a bit before deciding your ancestor is not in the index. You will be amazed (and I hope amused) by what you will uncover. Beverly -- mailto:kngsldy@cableone.net Families are Forever!