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Hi I am new at this and am trying to learn. I am working on the Liberia 2008 census

LarryClark69
LarryClark69 ✭
July 16, 2021 in Indexing

I am have a question about example 2 in the instructions. Why was Thomas picked as the given name and not Tamba? Thomas is also listed as a surname in line 2 and 4?

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  • annewandering
    annewandering ✭✭✭✭
    July 16, 2021 Answer ✓

    I am noticing that the examples on this vary. It looks like the names may be written either way.

    The Field Help for Surnames in this project, bullet point 2, tells us this: "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."

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  • nighhman
    nighhman ✭
    July 16, 2021

    Good question, but in my experience the first name you see in a line is the given name and the last is the surname.

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