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Petition for naturalization for a child

JanieneC
JanieneC ✭
October 12, 2021 edited October 12, 2021 in Indexing

I have come across a petition for naturalization that appears to be a request by parents for a child. Do I do a separate record for the child, father, and mother?

Thank you

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  • Melissa S Himes
    Melissa S Himes ✭✭✭✭✭
    October 12, 2021

    No, you only index the information for the child. You can find the instruction under What To Remember About this Project:

    • In some instances, parents sought naturalization in behalf of their minor child. When this was the case, index the child as the principal. Do not index the names of the parents.


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  • JanieneC
    JanieneC ✭
    October 12, 2021

    Perfect...thank you.

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  • Jason D Maughan
    Jason D Maughan ✭
    October 27, 2021 edited October 28, 2021

    I came across the same type of image, but the child's name (Teresa McMahon) was different than what they wanted her to be known by. Another place on the image shows the child's name when she first came to U.S ( Sara Jane Lastname). Do I include both given names and surnames?

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  • Melissa S Himes
    Melissa S Himes ✭✭✭✭✭
    October 27, 2021

    When you have a variation of a name, you index both names with the word or between them:

    Given Name: Teresa or Sara Jane

    Surname: McMahon or Lastname

    For more on this you can read about Alias Names in the General Indexing Guidelines.

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