Lisa, I just use the name as it was given, though it means looking in two or more places in the Index, but in a way that’s useful too because when you’re looking for someone the older generations are automatically indexed separately from the newer ones. However, with the problem of them using a separate spelling for census and birth notices, I think I’d stick to the birth spelling, not the census spelling, because that is so often messed up anyhow. Mary in Greece

There is one other aspect to this. When you collect records of your ancestors. you should transcribe the name exactly as it appears on each record. Technically, this is what a transcription is, and it this technique helps later generations find the record. -----Original Message----- From: Mary Kyritsis via <[email protected]> Lisa, I just use the name as it was given, though it means looking in two or more places in the Index, but in a way that’s useful too because when you’re looking for someone the older generations are automatically indexed separately from the newer ones. However, with the problem of them using a separate spelling for census and birth notices, I think I’d stick to the birth spelling, not the census spelling, because that is so often messed up anyhow. Mary in Greece

good reminder1 thanks. On 5/16/2015 1:27 PM, metronycancestry via wrote: > There is one other aspect to this. > When you collect records of your ancestors. > you should transcribe the name exactly as it appears on each record. > Technically, this is what a transcription is, and it > this technique helps later generations find the record. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Kyritsis via <[email protected]> > > > > Lisa, I just use the name as it was given, though it means looking in two or > more places in the Index, but in a way that’s useful too because when you’re > looking for someone the older generations are automatically indexed separately > from the newer ones. However, with the problem of them using a separate spelling > for census and birth notices, I think I’d stick to the birth spelling, not the > census spelling, because that is so often messed up anyhow. > > Mary in Greece > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com