Hi Jodi,
I would begin with the Name List.
Because the Name List comes up alphabetically, it will be fairly simple
to find the various spellings.
With the Name List up, over to the right is the data for each person.
Click on the 'edit tab' and notice bottom right are slots for tagging.
Using a tag # that is not currently being used, I would tag all of the
Surnames that are the ones you feel may be different spellings of the
same name. Then create a list of all tagged folks. I would then create a
spreadsheet for the tagged folks that shows dates of birth and parents.
You won't know if they are the same person unless you have vital data.
Brian has a point though, time frames do make a difference. But since
you have so many who may be the same, I would pick the earliest
spelling, then create aka's for the later spellings. But you will have
to do manual merging to get everyone connected properly.
Martha
In Los Osos, CA
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