1950 US Census skipped surname
The US Census WI page I am reviewing names on has skipped a surname for the person on line 26. I don't see a Feedback tab on the desktop version of Review Names, so I am reporting it here with a screenshot of the entire page. The person whose name is highlighted did not have a surname highlighted, so this will hinder searching for the person on the census!
Van, Lannon Frank is the name on the census. I have done a FamilySearch Records Search for him without much luck. It seems that the surname is Van but that option is not offered. What to do?
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If you are not able to edit the surname. Use the Feedback button to explain the situation. Otherwise, someone will have to fix it at the Review Family stage.
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The problem was that the surname was not highlighted and there was no box to put a surname in. The system just skipped this person's surname or assumed it is the same as the one above it but that is not the case. I sent Feedback about it and also asked the question here.
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@Mary Louise Lillian, you are doing the Review Names and are wondering why the surname is not highlighted with the given name, if I understand you correctly. When looking at your screenshot, the highlight is correct for the "Given Name" which the box for you to look at says "Given Name" with the name of Lannon Frank. So you would mark that as a match. The system will now go to the next name, be it a given name or a surname. In other words, we compare the given names with Given Name and the surname with Surname when they are highlighted.
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What if the highlighted surname has a dash for a family member? Do you type the surname again, edit it as blank, or match the dash.
How do you edit no one at home, or vacant house.
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