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StohlSusan1
StohlSusan1 ✭
April 3 in Indexing

South Africa—Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801–2004 [Part E][M3CV-6RN] - there is a name in parentheses under the ChristianName column. Should it be indexed as part of the name?

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  • MinnWisRoots
    MinnWisRoots ✭✭✭
    April 3 Answer ✓

    Under General Indexing Guidelines this looks like an alias (possibly English and Native version). Instructions are indicated below. Note: I have not worked on this specific project, so you might want to wait for some others to give their opinions as well.

    Alias Names

    If alias names were included on a document, or if an individual's name was listed with various spellings on the document, include all variants, separating each with the word Or. For example, if a name was written as "Georgios (George) . . . index the name fields as follows:

    Given Name: Georgios Or George

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