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*Surnames which are abbreviated in the records should be recorded fully spelled out | *Surnames which are abbreviated in the records should be recorded fully spelled out | ||
*Farm names indicate residence, and should be recorded as part of the event locality - not as a surname | *Farm names indicate residence, and should be recorded as part of the event locality - not as a surname | ||
*If a person is found in some records with a patronymic surname and family name in other records, select one to use as the primary form and record the other as an alternate name | *If a person is found in some records with a patronymic surname and family name in other records, select one to use as the primary form and record the other as an alternate name | ||
*When a person's name is not given in the records, or only part of their name is known, see the instructions in [[Entering Unknown or Incomplete Names in Genealogy]] | |||
== Legislative Changes == | == Legislative Changes == | ||