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Name Variations in Canadian Indexes and Records: Difference between revisions
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| Think of the ways your ancestor's name may have changed, and then look for his name under those spellings. For further suggestions, see: | | Think of the ways your ancestor's name may have changed, and then look for his name under those spellings. For further suggestions, see: | ||
*[[Canada Names, Personal|Canada Names, Personal]] | *[[Canada Names, Personal|Canada Names, Personal]] | ||
*[http://www.genealogy.com/00000015.html Name and Word Spellings] by Genealogy.com | *[http://www.genealogy.com/00000015.html Name and Word Spellings] by Genealogy.com | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rwguide/lesson8.htm Why U Can't Find Your Ancestor] Lesson 8 of RootsWeb Guide to Tracing Family Trees | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rwguide/lesson8.htm Why U Can't Find Your Ancestor] Lesson 8 of RootsWeb Guide to Tracing Family Trees | ||
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| Misread letters | | Misread letters | ||
| Old handwriting is often a challenge to read. Use the | | Old handwriting is often a challenge to read. Use the [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada]] to find letters which were possibly substituted in the spelling of the name. | ||
Using this table the name CARTER might be searched for under GARTER, EARTER, OARTER, CEARTER, CEIRTER, CAETER, CASTER and so forth. For further suggestions, see: | Using this table the name CARTER might be searched for under GARTER, EARTER, OARTER, CEARTER, CEIRTER, CAETER, CASTER and so forth. For further suggestions, see: | ||