surname spelling variations

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Kristen L. Renneker

surname spelling variations

Legg inn av Kristen L. Renneker » 05 nov 2004 17:18:35

If every record for an individual has a different spelling of the surname,
how do you decide which to use as the primary spelling in your records?

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Claude J Ortega

Re: surname spelling variations

Legg inn av Claude J Ortega » 05 nov 2004 18:13:31

In article <vJNid.299920$wV.295631@attbi_s54>, kristen.renneker@comcast.net
says...
If every record for an individual has a different spelling of the surname,
how do you decide which to use as the primary spelling in your records?



I would use the surname from the birth record as primary, and AKA the rest.

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Claude

K0BBE

Re: surname spelling variations

Legg inn av K0BBE » 05 nov 2004 20:58:11

"Claude J Ortega" antwoordde...
: kristen.renneker schreef...
: > If every record for an individual has a different
: > spelling of the surname, how do you decide which
: > to use as the primary spelling in your records?
:
: I would use the surname from the birth record as
: primary, and AKA the rest.
:
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: Claude

I do the same...
Changing of a name is part of genealogy..!
I mention spelling of marraiage or death records
in the 'alias' field.
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David J Grimshaw

Re: surname spelling variations

Legg inn av David J Grimshaw » 07 nov 2004 05:37:05

Kristen L. Renneker wrote:
If every record for an individual has a different spelling of the surname,
how do you decide which to use as the primary spelling in your records?

Hi Kristen,

Use the one given at Birth as this is what the person surname was at the
time of Birth, the other versions put under AKA ( Aliass ).
This is what I do for my One Name Study.
Sure it will mean any children of that marriage may end up with
diffferant versions of the surname but you will see this in the Family
Gruop sheets and the time period it happened.
This comes about because the person concerned may not have been able to
read or in most cases in those times one did not question there elders.

Mick Gurling

Re: surname spelling variations

Legg inn av Mick Gurling » 07 nov 2004 20:37:42

"Kristen L. Renneker" <kristen.renneker@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:vJNid.299920$wV.295631@attbi_s54...
If every record for an individual has a different spelling of the surname,
how do you decide which to use as the primary spelling in your records?

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Kristen L. Renneker


It's an interesting dilemma. My GGGrandfather at his wedding (I didn't find

his birth yet) was listed as David Garling. His 1st 3 children were baptized
as Girling and all subsequent records for him and his children are Gurling.
I have opted for using the earliest record for all of them as the primary
with clear notes explaining the name changes.
Interestingly all census entries for them have been Gurling, The earliest of
which I have identified was 1851.
Obviously the man and his wife were unable to read and write, thus they were
at the mercy of registrars etc as far as the selling went but I think it
gives clues as to their accent.
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Mick G CT-USA

Researching:
Gorbals: Bryan, McDonald
Hereford: James, South, Yarranton.
St Giles in the Fields: Barnett, Bryan, Cleary, Gurling, Holland, Ing,
Yarranton.
Southwark: Quinton, Richards.
Stafford/Salop Belliston, Boycott, Yorke

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