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Not sure how to read occupation on Virginia birth regsiter

Ross-Anne Gibson
Ross-Anne Gibson ✭
May 23, 2021 in Indexing

Hi! I'm indexing this batch: US, Virginia—Birth Records, 1853–1900[M3Q6-ZF6] and do not know what to put in the field "occupation" for quite a few of the lines. It looks like corn lab! Any suggestions? Thanks!

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  • Melissa S Himes
    Melissa S Himes ✭✭✭✭✭
    May 24, 2021 Answer ✓

    Corn Lab (Corn Laborer) might be right.

    The surname on Line 1 is West. The child is Virginia West and the father is Jno West. Jno is an abbreviation for John or Johannes or Jonathan. But, we don't expand abbreviations on names. I would index the 3rd father as Wash Bailey

    You don't use the information in the header to index the county or city information. Field Help: Do not index the county listed in the header of the register.

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  • Ross-Anne Gibson
    Ross-Anne Gibson ✭
    May 23, 2021

    In that same batch, I do not know how to read the father's name on line 1! Thanks!

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  • Ross-Anne Gibson
    Ross-Anne Gibson ✭
    May 24, 2021

    Thank you! Yes, I have changed the data inputs on the county and city.

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