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*Zeroes are added at the end if necessary to produce a four-character code. Excess letters are disregarded if they would produce a code longer than four-characters. For example '''Lee''' = L000, and '''Christopherson''' = C623. | *Zeroes are added at the end if necessary to produce a four-character code. Excess letters are disregarded if they would produce a code longer than four-characters. For example '''Lee''' = L000, and '''Christopherson''' = C623. | ||
{| width="225" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1 | {| align="center" width="225" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" | ||
|+ <u>'''Soundex Key Letter Codes'''</u> | |+ <u>'''Soundex Key Letter Codes'''</u> | ||
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| | | align="center" valign="middle" | '''''Number'''''<br> | ||
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| '''''Represents the Letters<br>''''' | | '''''Represents the Letters<br>''''' | ||
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| | | align="right" valign="middle" | 1<br> | ||
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| b, f, p, v <br> | | b, f, p, v <br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | align="right" valign="middle" | 2<br> | ||
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| c, g, j, k, q, s, x, z<br> | | c, g, j, k, q, s, x, z<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | align="right" valign="middle" | 3<br> | ||
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| d, t<br> | | d, t<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | align="right" valign="middle" | 4<br> | ||
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| l<br> | | l<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | align="right" valign="middle" | 5<br> | ||
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| m, n<br> | | m, n<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | align="right" valign="middle" | 6<br> | ||
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| r<br> | | r<br> | ||
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*'''Names with prefixes''', such as Van, Con, De, Di, La, or Le, are coded both with and without the prefix because the name might be listed under either code. Note, however, that Mc and Mac are not considered prefixes. For example, '''Van Deusen''' = V532 or D250. | *'''Names with prefixes''', such as Van, Con, De, Di, La, or Le, are coded both with and without the prefix because the name might be listed under either code. Note, however, that Mc and Mac are not considered prefixes. For example, '''Van Deusen''' = V532 or D250. | ||
==== More Soundex Examples<ref>Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M. Kvasnicka, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44420788&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives, 3rd ed.]'' (Washington, D.C.: NARA, 2000), 22.</ref> ==== | ==== More Soundex Examples<ref>Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M. Kvasnicka, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44420788&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives, 3rd ed.]'' (Washington, D.C.: NARA, 2000), 22.</ref> ==== | ||
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1 | {| align="center" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" | ||
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| ''Name'' | | ''Name'' | ||
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'''Unrelated names may be grouped together.''' Sometimes names that do not appear to be related show up together on a Soundex index. Ignore clearly unrelated names. For example, if you were looking for '''Wilkins''', you may also find under the same Soundex code, W425, the name '''Walakynowski'''. | '''Unrelated names may be grouped together.''' Sometimes names that do not appear to be related show up together on a Soundex index. Ignore clearly unrelated names. For example, if you were looking for '''Wilkins''', you may also find under the same Soundex code, W425, the name '''Walakynowski'''. | ||
'''Related names may not be grouped together.''' Sometimes names that are obviously related do not come together in the same Soundex index group. For example, '''Clausen''' is under C425 and '''Klausen''' under K425. If you cannot find a name you seek in a Soundex index, there are 20 alternative ideas in the Wiki article [ | '''Related names may not be grouped together.''' Sometimes names that are obviously related do not come together in the same Soundex index group. For example, '''Clausen''' is under C425 and '''Klausen''' under K425. If you cannot find a name you seek in a Soundex index, there are 20 alternative ideas in the Wiki article [[Guessing a Name Variation]] to help find elusive names in indexes. | ||
=== Census Soundex Cards Show Limited Data === | === Census Soundex Cards Show Limited Data === | ||
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=== <br> === | === <br> === | ||
'''A wiki article describing this collection is found at:''' | '''A wiki article describing this collection is found at:''' | ||
*[[New York, Northern Arrival Manifests (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[New York, Northern Arrival Manifests (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
[[Category:United_States_Census|United_States_Census]] [[Category:United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration|United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration]] [[Category:United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship|United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship]] [[Category:United_States_Land_and_Property|United_States_Land_and_Property]] | [[Category:United_States_Census|United_States_Census]] [[Category:United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration|United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration]] [[Category:United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship|United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship]] [[Category:United_States_Land_and_Property|United_States_Land_and_Property]] | ||