I’m wondering if all those that responded saying that they record every AKA along with the source where they found it really mean that they record every common variation of a name. What I mean specifically if someone’s given name was Robert, do they record an instance of Bob, and Bobbie, and Rob, and Robbie. If the name was Franklin, do they record Frank and Frankie? So far I’ve tended to ignore these common variations as additional AKAs and have only recorded the unusual ones such as “Stretch”, “Slim”, “Bones”, etc. It just seems to me that if you record each and every instance of a spelling variation that you find, you end up with a family file that is grossly inflated in sheer numbers. I guess what I’m getting at is there has to be a little common sense applied here. For example, if you do a search for someone named Robert on FamilySeach, it will automatically include all those common variations to include Rob, Bob, etc.
Brian in CA From: Ed Ladendorf [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 3:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] When to use AKAs A direct line ancestor, Heinrich Ladendorf, has been found listed as Henry Lander in the 1860 census. He has also been found listed as H Ladendorff (an extra "F"), Henry Landenderf, etc. on different sources. There are several other variations. Would you list every spelling you find, or just the ones where it is obvious they should be listed, i.e. Henry Lander or Henry Landenderf? Would you also do the same for those who are not direct line? Thanks for any direction. I'm trying to get it right this time. Ed 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
