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Dutch Reformed ( y ) with dots over OR ij

Harmon, James Bartlett
Harmon, James Bartlett ✭
December 15, 2022 in Indexing

Batch [M36G-41Y] (Entry 2) I changed. Can anyone give me a final decision on how I should index these? The original indexer entered - Van Zijl

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  • MaureenE123
    MaureenE123 ✭✭✭✭
    December 15, 2022

    See this topic

    https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/comment/461491#Comment_461491

    where a knowledgeable Community member said "Please do not index South African names with ÿ It has become a major frustration point amongst the afrikaans genealogy community. It must be indexed ij eg: van Zijl"

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  • Harmon, James Bartlett
    Harmon, James Bartlett ✭
    December 15, 2022

    Thanks. I will do that from now on. Problem is I do not remember seeing ij's typewritten.

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