Home› Welcome to the FamilySearch Community!› FamilySearch Help› Indexing

Can I index a record with no year on it?

Moss, Emma Robin
Moss, Emma Robin ✭
May 2, 2022 in Indexing

I am currently working on US, New York—Birth Indexes, 1881–1942[M3G3-L1H], and one of the images therein has no birth year on it. It has full names, dates, the cities of birth, but I cannot find a year. Is this enough information to proceed with the record?

0

Answers

  • Melissa S Himes
    Melissa S Himes ✭✭✭✭✭
    May 2, 2022

    Yes, you can mark the field blank per the field helps:

    If you cannot determine the 2-digit or 4-digit year, press Ctrl+B to mark this field blank.

    Field Helps are accessed by clicking on the purple question that appears when you click on a field. They often provide additional instructions.

    1
Clear
No Groups Found

Categories

  • 24.7K All Categories
  • 25.8K FamilySearch Help
  • 130 Get Involved
  • 2.8K General Questions
  • 458 FamilySearch Center
  • 485 FamilySearch Account
  • 4.8K Family Tree
  • 3.7K Search
  • 4.9K Indexing
  • 686 Memories
  • 339 Other Languages
  • 34 Community News
  • 6.9K Suggest an Idea
  • Groups