When doing name or indexing reviews, are titles part of a name?

Ctrgurl1

When doing name or indexing reviews, do the titles Dr., Mrs., Mr., Dona, Sr… count as part of the name? Logically I would assume Mr and Mrs and the like do not, but Dr seems like a gray area. Personally I feel like these should be marked Not A Person in a quick review, but I'm not in charge so I thought I'd check.

Also when index reviewing and it asks if that is everyone, do we include drs and all the witnesses (I've seen up to three, at least in Brazilian records), none of which are related to the Primary Person? It does make it a little tricky when the declarant is on four of the records on that page, but there are work-arounds.

Rhonda Budvarson

Here is the Knowledge article for helping with Name Review

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/review-names-help

At the bottom of the article are links to Quick Name Review and Full Name Review

maryellenstevensbarnes1

Name Prefixes aren't part of the review processes under Getting Involved Opportunities. Think about it like this: the Name in the document/image is Dr. John Smith — if I was looking in a book of names, I'd look for John as the Given Name, not for Dr. as the Given Name or even part of the name, unless I was looking in a phone book specifically for a physician. The word Dr. or Doctor is a title, not a name part - Junior following the Surname is a name part because I'm looking for the son, not the father. Mrs. means someone's wife - the lady's actual name might be Susan Smith who is married to John Smith.

Hope this helps

Ctrgurl1

https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/comment/619928#Comment_619928

This was my logic as well, I just wanted to double check I was doing it correctly. Thank you so much for your response. I will move forward confidently.

Rhonda Budvarson

@Ctrgurl1 This might also help:

https://www.familysearch.org/en/fieldops/pathways-full-name-review-overview

Ctrgurl1

@Rhonda Budvarson Interesting…"

• Be sure to look for prefixes or suffixes such as “Mrs.,” “Mr.,” or “Jr,” to make sure they are highlighted."

Ctrgurl1

Thank you. The Full Name Review seems to also imply that they should be included as part of the name.

"To add or remove a name field, including prefixes and suffixes like “Mrs.,” “Mr.,” and “Jr.,” click 

Add or Remove Fields"

I will correct my ways. (Although none of the articles talk about Dr.)

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betsy123

@Ctrgurl1 Thank you for the work you are doing. It is much appreciated !