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James | Report | 8 Dec 2007 11:17 |
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Which surname should I use for my tree as I have found at least 3 different ways of spelling it in the Census's |
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J* Near M3.Jct4 | Report | 8 Dec 2007 11:25 |
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The census docs are only as accurate as the enumerator heard the names bearing in mind a lot of our ancestors would not read or write. I also have surnames mispelt - and use what I consider to be the family surname and make a note of this in the "notes" area. In one family surname I find an 's' has been added over the years. The other problem also is that the people who transcribed the records were also liable to mis-read the original info. |
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James | Report | 8 Dec 2007 11:58 |
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Janice thanks, I have Forrester, Forester,Forrister, |
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