The original post was about a true misspelled name in a census record and I was addressing that it is not a "AKA" but a misspelled name. If this person did in fact go by the spelling of then name then it may be a AKA.
The term "Also Know As" come from the "Legal (criminal)" world and is used for "Nick names", Street Names" and the like, not for the uses that we are addressing here. Yes, there are many different spellings for most names, and most often in the surnames. My family line by itself has many different spellings and they are all for different reasons, but I would NOT treat them as a AKA for any one that uses an different spelling than the one I use. But like the original poster, I have found many spelling and transcription errors in many records. I have one will where the same person is referred to by 3 different spellings within three different areas of the will. I know it is the same person, as it refers "my son" and then the name, and this person had only one son. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == -----Original Message----- From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Name Variations David, Your original post is very dogmatic as is your emphasis in this one. Indeed, as you are only stating *your* opinion, and perhaps that of other dogmatists, it is verging on offensive. You beg all sorts of questions in your response, you do not even define a misspelling - please advise me the stage at which a Surname "Hayes" which over time develops into "Heyes" is and ceases to be a misspelling - or is it at some stage an AKA? Have you never seen spelling errors in birth certificates, or are you saying that if one is made it then becomes the true name? I can assure you that I will totally ignore your rant, and make my own judgements as to what is an error and what is an AKA. I advise other Luggers to do the same. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: David C Abernathy Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 4:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Name Variations Then the Legacy program needs to be updated to reflect a true AKA entries and a section for possible misspellings added. A AKA, is NOT a misspelled name, but a name that the person used, but not their legal (birth) name. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == -----Original Message----- From: Mike Fry [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Name Variations On 2011/07/17 16:22, David C Abernathy wrote: > The misspelling of a name in ANY record should NOT be entered as a AKA. I > have some people that have their name misspelled in so many records, That > the > AKA's would be confusing. I would make a note of the misspelling either in > the source or notes. Ah! But then, Legacy can't construct all appropriate parameters for various searches of the Internet. If you don't record the misspellings in an indexable field (AKA), how do you expect Legacy to match up with other, similar misspellings? -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
