Re: [LegacyUG] Alternate Names Ancestry.com and US Census
You can post alternate spellings on Ancestry. Look around the page and you'll see the box to submit your informed transcription of the name. It's easy, and will help others. Dee Whiting On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 5:49 AM, John Magyari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asphttp://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asphttp://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asphttp://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
Re: [LegacyUG] Alternate Names Ancestry.com and US Census
Also, Ancestry has a new video tutorial on the features of their new search. It is an eye-opener, as I had heard many negative comments. There are some great new features. Dee Whiting On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 5:49 AM, John Magyari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asphttp://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asphttp://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asphttp://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
Re: [LegacyUG] Alternate Names Ancestry.com and US Census
On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 5:54 AM, Dee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can post alternate spellings on Ancestry. Look around the page and you'll see the box to submit your informed transcription of the name. It's easy, and will help others. Dee Whiting On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 5:49 AM, John Magyari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asphttp://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asphttp://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asphttp://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
Re: [LegacyUG] Alternate Names Ancestry.com and US Census
John Magyari, yes use an AKA. You should also evaluate the source. If ist is not reliable and/or you know it to be wrong say so, but document it. Michael - Original Message - From: John Magyari [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 8:49 AM 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 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
Re: [LegacyUG] Alternate Names Ancestry.com and US Census
In this situation (which I run across pretty often) I don't use AKA because the person didn't really go by that name (the actual record shows the correct spelling), it was just indexed wrong by Ancestry.com. I submit a correction to Ancestry so it can be found under the correct spelling in the future and document my source in Legacy using the name on the actual record. Linda On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 8:49 AM, John Magyari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 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
RE: [LegacyUG] Alternate Names Ancestry.com and US Census
Hi John, I use the census as an event (not just as a source as others do). In the events notes I add a sentence that reads His name is incorrectly indexed by Ancestry.com as Mazzari I do not use the AKA because this is not a name that your grandfather ever used and the it was an error by the individual indexing the census. Also I have found that indices for the same census image complied by Ancestry, Heritage Quest, etc may show different names for the same individual. Finally, as someone else stated - in Ancestry when you are on the individual's preview page (not sure exactly what it is called) on the left it has a place to click for name corrections. The yellow triangle notes that there are other optional names for this individual. These names are then also listed in index thus if you make the correction anyone else following you will be able to access your grandfather's image with the correct name. Angela -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Berry Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 8:58 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Alternate Names Ancestry.com and US Census John Magyari, yes use an AKA. You should also evaluate the source. If ist is not reliable and/or you know it to be wrong say so, but document it. Michael - Original Message - From: John Magyari [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 8:49 AM 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 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 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
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
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
RE: [LegacyUG] Alternate Names Ancestry.com and US Census
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
Re: [LegacyUG] Alternate Names Ancestry.com and US Census
The first thing I would do is submit a correction on the image page at Ancestry so that Magyari also show as an alternate name in the Ancestry Index. I've submitted several and they seem to get them entered pretty quickly. - Original Message From: John Magyari [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, August 7, 2008 7:49:32 AM 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 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
Re: [LegacyUG] Alternate Names Ancestry.com and US Census
As others have said, you can submit a correction to Ancestry. I have done so many times. The indexers did the best they could. Some were better at the job than others. As to you your question, if your source citations gives the correct location of the census page, how Ancestry has it indexed doesn't really matter. The index is NOT the source, and there is no reason to reference the error. A future researcher who doesn't use your page reference, but insists on using an unneeded index, isn't taking advantage of your research anyway. Elizabeth researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson - Original Message - From: John Magyari [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 4:49 AM 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. 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
