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Bit in Johannesburg death records

Beth Ann David
Beth Ann David ✭
December 3, 2022 in Indexing

I have come across the word Bit in my indexing death records in Johannesburg South Africa. I am pretty sure it is not part of their name. Does anyone know what it stands for or if it is a name? These are children's deaths.

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  • Beth Ann David
    Beth Ann David ✭
    December 3, 2022 Answer ✓

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  • MinnWisRoots
    MinnWisRoots ✭✭✭✭
    December 3, 2022

    Beth Ann David

    Please share your batch number so a volunteer can see the entry you are referring to. It is the last 7 characters at the end in brackets

    South Africa, Johannesburg—Cemetery Records, 1942–2020 [Part E][ABCD-ZY]

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  • gary_noble
    gary_noble ✭✭✭
    December 3, 2022

    B/T abbreviation of born to and the parents name ie unnamed baby

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  • Beth Ann David
    Beth Ann David ✭
    December 4, 2022

    Thank you. So when indexing do you leave it in?

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  • gary_noble
    gary_noble ✭✭✭
    December 4, 2022

    If you follow faulty PIs to the letter it would be christian name <blank>, surname <blank> plus the date. This will create a record of next to no relevance to a researcher. I would at least add the parents surname to make it relevant and findable, despite poor FH instruction on not assuming a surname...

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  • Beth Ann David
    Beth Ann David ✭
    December 5, 2022

    It does have the parent name so do I still leave the B/T so they don't mark the parent as the deceased person?

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