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== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
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* Whether you are running it in Danish or English, you must represent the Danish letters of Æ, Ø, and Å. (where appropriate). For example: Sørensen uses the Danish letter Ø. If you type Sorensen, you will get zero hits. | |||
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* As an alternative, you can type _ in the middle of a word for single letter replacement. For example: S_rensen as an alternative for ø. You can type % to replace one or more letters. For example: Niels% allows you to search for all the Nielsens' and Nielsdatters. | |||
* Type in at least 3 letters for the name you are searching for (first, last or both). Remember to consider the variations of a name such as Sven or Svend. There are also variations on the surnames such as Svensen, Svendsen, Svendsdatter, or Svensdtr. As a researcher the challenge is to figure out how the census taker wrote it. | |||
* Use the Danish Word List on FamilySearch to translate words such as gift–married or ugift–unmarried; kone–wife, børn–child; tjeneste–servant.<br> | * Use the Danish Word List on FamilySearch to translate words such as gift–married or ugift–unmarried; kone–wife, børn–child; tjeneste–servant.<br> | ||
* The less you enter the better. Use other fields only if you get more than 100 hits for a name. Then delimit your results using age, sex, or parish if known. | * The less you enter the better. Use other fields only if you get more than 100 hits for a name. Then delimit your results using age, sex, or parish if known. | ||
* If you are unsuccessful with a male’s name, try a wife by maiden name or a child’s name. Try only a first name or only a surname or part of a name. Try sound-alike letters such as G, C, K for Groneman, Cronemand, Kronnemann. | * If you are unsuccessful with a male’s name, try a wife by maiden name or a child’s name. Try only a first name or only a surname or part of a name. Try sound-alike letters such as G, C, K for Groneman, Cronemand, Kronnemann. | ||
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