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Beth Ann David
Beth Ann David ✭
January 27, 2023 edited July 27, 2024 in Search

I was doing my family research and came across my family. The record by the census taker was incorrect and given the surname of the family above. The actual surname is there but the census taker put a ditto mark after the surname, therefore the indexer put the previous surname for my family. How do I correct this information?

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    January 27, 2023 edited January 27, 2023

    Click the word edit just under the name. You'll then see a pop-up window with the option to edit the name.

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  • Beth Ann David
    Beth Ann David ✭
    February 2, 2023

    Thank you. That has been done.

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