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williambloomfield
williambloomfield ✭
March 24 in Indexing

when indexing baptisms and only one name is given for parent. how do you determine if the parent is the mother or the father

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  • genthusiast
    genthusiast ✭✭✭✭
    March 24

    If the name is in a father/mother column, or if the record uses father/mother identification. The Project instructions may give specific instructions about assuming sex/gender or parental status for various fields. The purple ? (Field Help) for each field may give further instruction.

    Generally we are not to assume gender/sex unless explicitly identified.

    My opinion: Depending on the record a pattern of entry may be demonstrated - so that whether there are Father/Mother column headings it identifies the parent as one or the other. If there is only one parent listed I would be looking to see where in the record 'pattern' the name falls and that may give a clue. Otherwise the name itself (but yes there are some non-gender specific names) may give a clue (generally Project instructions state to not use these for determining gender).

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  • annewandering
    annewandering ✭✭✭✭
    March 24

    If the instructions do not help then sometimes we have use our best judgement. Be sure to check the reference images to help.

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