73,385
edits
no edit summary
Sandralpond (talk | contribs) m (fixed many links) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 32: | Line 32: | ||
Use these rules to manually create a Soundex code for an ancestor’s name. | Use these rules to manually create a Soundex code for an ancestor’s name. | ||
==== Basic Rules ==== | |||
Based on rules in [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/soundex.html www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/soundex.html] The Soundex Indexing System in the The National Archives [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/soundex.html www.archives.gov accessed 30 July 2008). ===== | Based on rules in [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/soundex.html www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/soundex.html] The Soundex Indexing System in the The National Archives [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/soundex.html www.archives.gov accessed 30 July 2008). ===== | ||
| Line 42: | Line 42: | ||
*Zeroes are added at the end if necessary to produce a four-character code. Excess letters are disregarded if they would produce a code longer than four-characters. For example '''Lee''' = L000, and '''Christopherson''' = C623. | *Zeroes are added at the end if necessary to produce a four-character code. Excess letters are disregarded if they would produce a code longer than four-characters. For example '''Lee''' = L000, and '''Christopherson''' = C623. | ||
{| width="225" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1 | {| width="225" align="center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" | ||
|+ <u>'''Soundex Key Letter Codes'''</u> | |+ <u>'''Soundex Key Letter Codes'''</u> | ||
|- | |- | ||