I was told by older researchers that you use the name as show in what source you get it from, but behind the name you add (sic), which tells other reseachers that this spelling comes with this source. I just don't have the time to keep adding more and more notes and events.
Thanks Eileen -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of ronald ferguson Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 9:28 AM To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Alternate Names Ancestry.com and US Census John, To my mind it is not an AKA but a transcription error (not unusual for Ancestry, or other sites for the matter). I add a note to say "Incorrectly indexed by Ancestry as ......" Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ Update your British Prime Ministers Timeline - Blogs http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _____________________________________________________________________ > Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 05:49:32 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Alternate Names Ancestry.com and US Census > > While searching for my Grandfather 1920 Census via ancestry.com > ancestry had my grandfather's surname indexed Mazzari, with a Yellow > triangle next to it indicating other possible names Maggard > > When I look at the original it is correctly spelled > Magyari > > Since the original image has it spelled correctly, but a search via > ancestry,com has it indexed via Mazzari and Maggard (index does NOT have > Magyari) which are incorrect transcriptions, but in ancestry's index. > > 1) How would you place this info in Legacy, so others could potential > find in future? > a) AKAs Mazzari and Maggard ?????????? > b) just in notes????????? > > 2) I run into a similar issue with the 1910 Census > here the index has it written incorrectly > Magdyar > I would assume here I really would use a AKA, correct??? > > thanks, > jdm > _________________________________________________________________ Win New York holidays with Kellogg’s & Live Search http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/107571440/direct/01/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
