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Harmon, James Bartlett
Harmon, James Bartlett ✭✭
February 22, 2022 edited August 16, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing

Sierra Leone Batch [M36Z-1SQ] Entry #2. The Daughters and Fathers are reversed. I just put them in the Given name area. There is a 2 in the Gender name but what does that mean.

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  • genthusiast
    genthusiast ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 22, 2022 edited February 22, 2022

    My guess is that the 2 goes with the boxed surname - not the sex (both surname boxed and numbered).

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  • Mirevo
    Mirevo ✭✭✭✭
    February 22, 2022

     There is a 2 in the Gender name but what does that mean.? It could mean the register was indicating the order of the surnames.

    In this case we type what we see. If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, type it in the Given Names field.

    It could be the child: given name>Margaret; surnames> Kpuagou Kpougou , and the father: given name> Boima- surnames>Kpuagou Kpougou

    We also use our best judgement.

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  • Harmon, James Bartlett
    Harmon, James Bartlett ✭✭
    February 22, 2022

    I missed (1) In the child area. I assume just enter them in the order that they are written. In the Surname areas.

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