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Indexing rules not always followed consistently. The government indexers may have occasionally overlooked some of the fine points of the additional indexing rules.<sup>4</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. | Indexing rules not always followed consistently. The government indexers may have occasionally overlooked some of the fine points of the additional indexing rules.<sup>4</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. | ||
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 ''' | 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'''. | ||
Related names may not be grouped together. Sometimes names that are obviously related do not come together in the same Soundex index group. For example, '''Clausen''' is under C425 and '''Klausen''' under K425. If you cannot find a name you seek in a Soundex index, there are 20 alternative ideas in the Wiki article [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Guessing_a_Name_Variation Guessing a Name Variation] to help find elusive names in indexes. | Related names may not be grouped together. Sometimes names that are obviously related do not come together in the same Soundex index group. For example, '''Clausen''' is under C425 and '''Klausen''' under K425. If you cannot find a name you seek in a Soundex index, there are 20 alternative ideas in the Wiki article [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Guessing_a_Name_Variation Guessing a Name Variation] to help find elusive names in indexes. | ||
= '''Census Soundex Cards Show Limited Data''' = | = '''Census Soundex Cards Show Limited Data''' = | ||