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Spelling of Surnames and Given Names (view source)
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The [[Soundex|soundex]] system was invented to help researchers check many variations of surnames at the same time. If the soundex option is not available for the records you are searching, try to spell the name in as many ways as possible. For example Reed, Reid, Ried, Read, Reedt and search under each spelling. First names were also spelled in many different ways and nicknames were frequently used such as Sally for Sarah and Patsy for Martha. <!--{12084773053287} --> | The [[Soundex|soundex]] system was invented to help researchers check many variations of surnames at the same time. If the soundex option is not available for the records you are searching, try to spell the name in as many ways as possible. For example Reed, Reid, Ried, Read, Reedt and search under each spelling. First names were also spelled in many different ways and nicknames were frequently used such as Sally for Sarah and Patsy for Martha. <!--{12084773053287} --> | ||
[http://forebears.co.uk/surnames Forebears] provides a list of similar sounding surnames for over 11 million names. | |||
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