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FreeBMD - middlename (please help)

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Giles

Giles Report 9 Jul 2004 13:13

1) When transcribing the Birth index, what happens when the FreeBMD staff encounter somebody with just a middle initial? Do they only show the first and last names, or is there a way they can find out the full middlename? 2) A relative from the June 1908 index wasn't shown on the website. Could they have missed out some pages by mistake?

Anne

Anne Report 9 Jul 2004 13:20

The GRO entries will be transcribed exactly as they are shown. If the middle name is in full then so will the entry. If its just an initial the same applies. FreeBMD is not yet complete - if you cannot find the person you want on there the most likely reason is that they havn't been transcribed yet. Anne

Geoff

Geoff Report 9 Jul 2004 13:43

In the indexes which are being transcribed, usually the first two middle names are given in full, any others just initials eg:- Windsor, Charles Philip A. G.

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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 9 Jul 2004 15:12

I know this doesn't apply to you Giles but I transcribe for YorkshireBMD. For them we put an initial/initials for middle name(s) regardless of whether they are shown or not. I must say I think this is a bit daft. What if somebody had a common forename and surname but an unusual middle name? That would be the deciding factor. As it is you can't tell the difference between John Charles Smith and John Cornwallis Smith. Jeanette