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McLeanLinda17
McLeanLinda17 ✭
August 17, 2022 in Indexing

I am working on my first batch of Dutch Reformed Church Registers. After a surname the initials V. D. appear. Usually with batches you can see records before and after the one you are indexing to enable you to compare, but this project does not have that feature. Does anyone know if they would signify Van der or Van de? Thanks

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  • McLeanLinda17
    McLeanLinda17 ✭
    August 17, 2022
    https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/batch/1dfc4127-2ae0-432d-a998-f29b97c9b3b3

    Forgot to include this with my question

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  • A van Helsdingen
    A van Helsdingen ✭✭✭✭✭
    August 17, 2022

    It could indicate both. I just did a search in OpenArch, a major website for Netherlands and Belgium genealogy, and found 9 million records for "van der" versus 2.75 million for "van de".

    My personal opinion is that should index "V.D." as "van d.". But you would need to wait for a staff member with responsibility for the project to give you an official instruction on how to proceed.

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  • P Livingston
    P Livingston ✭✭
    August 17, 2022

    Hum, if it shows V D isn't V D what we are supposed to type? Unless it does say to enlarge abbreviations.

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  • barbaragailsmith1
    barbaragailsmith1 ✭✭✭
    August 18, 2022 edited August 18, 2022

    You would enter what's on the document. If it says V. D., then you wouldn't expand the abbreviation. You would type V. D. Check the field help for that surname field. It probably says this.

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  • maryellenstevensbarnes1
    maryellenstevensbarnes1 ✭✭✭✭
    August 18, 2022

    please include the batch number [XXXX-XXX]

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  • McLeanLinda17
    McLeanLinda17 ✭
    August 18, 2022

    South Africa—Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 1660–1970 [Part C][M3DV-26M]

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