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 Use these rules to manually create a Soundex code for an ancestor’s name.
-{| width="200" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
+=== '''Basic Rules'''<sup>2</sup>  ===
-|+ '''Soundex Key Letter Codes'''
+*Every soundex code consists of a letter and three numbers, such as D432.
+*The letter is always the first letter of the name. For example, '''Clausen'''&nbsp;= C425, and '''Klausen'''&nbsp;= K425.
+*After the first letter, disregard vowels ('''a, e, i, o, u,''' and '''y''') and ignore the consonants '''h''', and '''w'''.
+*Numbers are assigned to the remaining letters of the name according to the table of Soundex Key Letter Codes shown below.
+*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'''&nbsp;= L000, and '''Christopherson'''&nbsp;= C623.
+{| width="210" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
+|+ '''Soundex Key Letter Codes'''
 |-
 | valign="middle" align="center" | '''''Number'''''<br>
 | '''''Represents the Letters<br>'''''
 |-
 | valign="middle" align="center" | 1<br>
 | b, f, p, v <br>
 |-
 | valign="middle" align="center" | 2<br>
 | c, g, j, k, q, s, x, z<br>
 |-
 | valign="middle" align="center" | 3<br>
 | d, t<br>
 |-
 | valign="middle" align="center" | 4<br>
 | l<br>
 |-
 | valign="middle" align="center" | 5<br>
 | m, n<br>
 |-
 | valign="middle" align="center" | 6<br>
 | r<br>
 |}
-=== '''Basic Rules'''<sup>2</sup>  ===
-*Every soundex code consists of a letter and three numbers, such as D432.
-*The letter is always the first letter of the name. For example, '''Clausen'''&nbsp;= C425, and '''Klausen'''&nbsp;= K425.
-*After the first letter, disregard vowels ('''a, e, i, o, u,''' and '''y''') and ignore the consonants '''h''', and '''w'''.
-*Numbers are assigned to the remaining letters of the name according to the table of Soundex Key Letter Codes shown below.
-*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'''&nbsp;= L000, and '''Christopherson'''&nbsp;= C623.
 === '''Additonal Rules'''  ===