Surname

Tony Strong

I have a surname in my tree which is not excepted by family search the name is BODY yes that is the correct spelling and if I change it in some way eg: BODEY, BODIE or some other variation it will be accepted why is BODY not accepted?

Brett .

@Tony Strong

Tony

Welcome to the "Community.Familysearch" Forum.

I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...

[ And, I am a members of the Church ... ]

I gather that your a referencing a problem/issue with regards to "Temple" Work ...

Question: Is that correct?

IF, such is the case; THEN, please be aware that "BODY" is what one might call a "Reserved" Word that can case a problem/issue in the "System", for "Temple" Work.

Here is a "Knowledge Article" in 'FamilySearch':

What words and abbreviations cause "Needs more information" to appear?

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/what-words-and-abbreviations-cause-needs-more-information-to-appear

As such, in your case ...

Here are the steps, that you need to take ...

Where is states, among other things ...

Quote:

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If one of the words in the list happens to be the first or last name of one of your ancestors, please post your question in the FamilySearch Community. To post a question, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to the FamilySearch Community with your FamilySearch account.
2. On the left, click Q and A.
3. Click Temple.
4. Click Ask a Question.
5. Enter a subject and your question. Please include details:
   1. The Family Tree ID of the person of concern
   2. The person's full name
   3. Your relationship to the person.
   4. Do not include any private information such as username, helper number, or email address.
6. Click the paperclip icon if you have documentation you want to attach.
7. Click Ask Question your post.

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I hope this helps.

Brett

Tony Strong

Thank You all the information on the Body Family has been entered in Census christening ECT I can change the name slightly eg Bodie Bodey and that will be accepted

Thanks for the reply

Tony Strong