I do it as an a.k.a. - much easier to look for someone in the index. On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Barton Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:
> I’d like feedback on how people handle alternative spellings of a > surname. My ancestor, Jacob’s will spells his surname BACHTEL. In the > censuses, he spells it: BECHTOL (1830); BACHTEL (1840); BECHTEL (1850); and > BECHTAL (1860). His grave marker spells it BECHTELL which is the way his > father spelled it in the few documents which survive for him. Is there a > best practice for how to handle these situations? The most used spelling, > for example, or the spelling where it was likely verified (signed) by the > party (e.g., the will)? In the censuses, I would imagine, the party told > the census taker his name and (possibly) spelled it for him, or not, or > even if he did, the census taker wrote it the way he wanted to. Any > thoughts are appreciated. > > > > Barton > > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com > 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 -- Anne PICKETTS Waipu, NZ Phone: 09 432-0045; Mobile: 021 252 1013 NZSG #5331; KFHS #6151 www.waipumuseum.com 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
