On 07/08/2012 21:33, Lavern Hall wrote: > Hello everyone, > I am working on one branch of the family whose surname is > repeatedly misspelled (e.g. original spelling is Giorgio which > has turned into Giorgi, Georgi, Gorge, George.) In each case, > I've transcribed the record exactly as the name appeared, and > I've put the alternate spellings in the AKA's (with their source). > 1) I'm not sure this is the best way to handle this part with AKA's, > or if I should make a comment under General Notes. > 2) When I save the image for the record to my Legacy picture folder, > I've saved it using the alternate spelling (e.g. George, Sam if that is > how the name appears in the census, instead of Giorgio, Salvatore > which is his given name.) So. When I look at the directory of names > to see what images I have for any individual, I am having a problem > keeping people straight, especially since several family members > have the same first names. > Comments and direction on how to resolve this "identity" problem are > most welcome.
I record names as they appear, but I don't record all the variations as AKAs, preferring to use AKA only for where someone actually used 2 (or more) different names. I use one spelling, usually the one that is used for the Birth or Baptism record or else the one that is used most frequently, for the Given Name and Surname fields and that is the name I use when saving all documents and pictures relating to that individual or family. One of my family names is Molyneux. Molyneux is spelling settled on my more recent branches of the family so that is the name I use throughout, although it appears in various documents (and I record it then) as Molineux, Mullinex, Mollinex, Mollineaux, etc. -- Jenny M Benson 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
