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== '''Limitations and How to Overcome Them''' == | == '''Limitations and How to Overcome Them''' == | ||
'''Indexing rules were not always followed consistently.''' The government indexers may have occasionally overlooked some of the fine points of the additional indexing rules.<sup> | '''Indexing rules were not always followed consistently.''' The government indexers may have occasionally overlooked some of the fine points of the additional indexing rules.<sup>5</sup> If you cannot find a name under the correct code, try looking under the code as if the additional rules were overlooked. For example, try looking for '''Ashcroft''' under both A226 and A261, or try looking for '''Pfister''' under both P236 and P123. | ||
'''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'''. | ||