US New York Naturalizations . Can someone please confirm that I have indexed the
names on these 2 images correctly? It makes reference to a prior marriage (under birth of children). Should I leave it as is?
https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/batch/f36a2126-a4fd-405f-8a42-64d2047a9c82
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Especially with naturalization forms it's important to follow the name Field Help instructions: "Include all aliases, nicknames, or variant names that were given for a person, separating them with the word Or." You can see the name has changed from when they entered the U.S. to when they filed the next form. This gives the researcher much more information to use in their search.
IMAGE 1
Given Name: Esther Or Esther Neida
Surname: Medina Lemourt Or Medina y Banguela
IMAGE 2
Given Name: Esther Or Esther Neida
Surname: Lemourt Or Medina Banguela Or Medina y Banguela
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thanks for the clarification.
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This is what the Surname Field Help says:
Type the surname as it was written. Do not correct misspellings or expand abbreviations.
The surname may be written either before or after the given names. Be sure to type the names in the correct fields in the data entry area. If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, type it in the Given Names field.
Do not assume a surname from the surnames of others mentioned in the document.
Maiden names should be typed in this field before the current or former surnames. A maiden name was often indicated by the words "née" or "born as." A maiden name may also have been written in parentheses.
If the surname was not recorded or was written as a variation of the word "unknown," press Ctrl+B to mark this field blank.
The Surnames should not have the word Or between them and should be indexed as Medina Y Banguela Medina Lemourt and Medina Y Banguela Medina Banguela Lemourt.
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I would index this name as
GN Esther Neida
Surname: Medina y Banguela Lemourt or Medina Banguela Lemourt
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