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    1. [ROOTS-L] How Good is the 1940 INDEXED Census
    2. Doreen Jackson
    3. We are now told that the 1940 Census is now fully searchable by Name .... Good News ..... I am not sure.    I have not searched for a while having found most of mind by blanket searching.  However, one has eluded me, yes, and still does in the fully indexed.  I tested the fully indexed !! by entering the names of those I had found and only one came up.  I know we have to allow for misinterpretation by the Enumerators but I think suficient information is given on the "Search" to bring up something.  One I already have - but found they had enumerated his christian name as Bertrand instead of Bertram -  produced a "Zero" result on both names.   Difficult job transcribing these records and if, as we are told, they are now fully indexed it is a remarkable feat in such a short time ... perhaps that is the problem.   Doreen

    08/04/2012 04:40:29