Charani I cannot agree with your suggestion of adding an 'historic' or 'more common' name to that recorded in either vital events or censuses. To me this seems to ignore a basic principle of recording data i.e. it should be recorded as written in the document. I do not see the point of adding the dob to the name either 1) for the above reason and 2) it is unnecessary.
In my One-Name I can have a large number of duplicate given names with the Ferguson surname. When checking to see if I already have an entry for a new individual (eg. from a census) I use Search>Detailed Search for Individual; Given Name; Contains; Name (I only use the first name, 2nd perhaps if 1st produces no result) AND Individual; Birth Place; Contains; County. This gives a Name list in dob order, and is quick to use, because when searching only the last field changes. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: Charani Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 10:30 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Image captions using misspelled surnames Lavern Hall wrote: > 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. The various spellings aren't really AKAs. For instance, Maria GEORGE wasn't also known as (aka) Maria GIORGIO because the name had evolved, right? They aren't really misspellings either. They're closer to variations or alternatives. My BERRY family first appeared as BURY when they moved to a different part of the country, both spellings were apparently randomly used within the family. I use the spelling as it appears in the record but put the alternative spelling in brackets if that has also been used for the same person, eg Thomas Charles BERRY (BURY) or Rose Hannah (Rosanna) BERRY (BURY). > > 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. How about adding the year of birth in brackets (eg GEORGE, Sam (Salvatore b 1926)? -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Ashcott, Shapwick, Greinton and Clutton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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
