how to record Father's surname when it appears differently in multiple baptism entries?

Luke Bissell

I am indexing a church baptism record where a father's name is listed on three different entries as Raira (Gervasio) Kangonda, Gervasio Raira Kangonda, Gervasio Raira Cangondo Mesi. In each instance the mother's name is listed the same, so it is most likely this is the same person. My inclination is to enter the name as it appears for each record (i.e., differently in each case) - suggestions?

erutherford

If they are three different names, or even the same surname with different dates, index them as-is. In indexing, it is not our job to speculate whether or not a person listed is the same person.

MinnWisRoots

Luke Bissell

If this was the primary person (i.e., the one being baptized) and the names were all on the same entry, that would be different. Since it isn't, follow the General Indexing Guidelines:

• Type names as they were written. Do not correct misspellings or expand abbreviations unless directed otherwise in the project instructions.