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Should I index last names on records with no other data?

WEdgarMay1
WEdgarMay1 ✭
December 5, 2021 in Indexing

I am working on US, Massachusetts—Boston Tax Records, 1822–1918 [Part J][M3NY-2GB]. There are entries with only the last name. There are no first names and no tax data entered. Do I index this last name? I think not because it does not seem to be a real person. The link to the batch is below.

https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/batch/e7d6f335-3997-4f74-9bfe-eb392e452222

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  • Mirevo
    Mirevo ✭✭✭✭
    December 5, 2021

    I looked into the image and Yes, you can index these last names. Mark given name entry Ctr+B to blank the entry .

    Thank you for your help reviewing these records.

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  • SusanMullenPelton
    SusanMullenPelton ✭✭✭✭✭
    December 5, 2021

    As Mirevo said we index it. The answer is in the Project Instructions, What to Remember in this Project. We index all unique names unless they are in the owners column.

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  • WEdgarMay1
    WEdgarMay1 ✭
    December 7, 2021

    Ok thank you!

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