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Name Variations in Canadian Indexes and Records (view source)
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*Indexing errors. | *Indexing errors. | ||
===Step 3. Search the original record. === | === Step 3. Search the original record. === | ||
If the record is a copy, the transcriber may have misread the original record. Find the original record by: | |||
*Checking the Family History Library Catalog to see if the original record has been filmed. If so, obtain the film, and photocopy the original page in question. To search the Family History Library Catalog on the Internet, click on Search for Ancestors on this screen, select Custom Search, and click on Family History Library Catalog. | |||
*Writing to the place where the original record may be housed, such as a court house, provincial archives, or church. Ask for a photocopy of the page you need. | |||
Compare the copy of the record with the original record, watching for the suggestions made in the table above. | |||
===Step 4. Look for relatives in an index. === | |||
Look for the names of parents, children, brothers or sisters, and uncles or aunts in the index. If you find relatives in the index, view the original record to see if the person you want is mentioned in the record but was missed by the indexer. | |||
For further information on this principle, see [[Your Ancestor had a FAN Club|Your Ancestor had a FAN Club]]. | |||