NY Naturalization Records
The general indexing guidelines say Type the maiden name 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.
Does "formerly known as" also indicate a maiden name? I have been indexing as such. Could someone please check the surname on image 1 and 2?
On the DOI (image 1) the first name and last name have 2 different spellings as well as using the term "FORMALLY KOWN AS". On image 2 the term "formally known as" is not used so I put OR between the names.
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Formally Known As can mean a maiden name, an alias, or a former surname. I would probably index this as you have done, or on image 1 maybe use Shaw or Schon or Schoen. The goal is to create a searchable index. (I think they probably changed their name from Schoen to Shaw sometime between 1932 when they married and 1947 when they came to the US).
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If you look at the dates, I don't think Schon/Schoen is her maiden name. It might be Bock, but that is an assumption.
Birth year: 1913
Marriage year (to Ernest): 1932 (age 20).
Immigration to U.S. (as Lili Bock Schoen): Jan 27, 1947 Hint: Look at immigration age if before marriage age. If very young, might indicate the surname is a maiden name
Date of Form (as Lilly Shaw): July 24, 1947
Looks like the last name was Schoen when they entered the U.S., but they changed it once here. (Possibly due to a pronunciation/spelling issue?) I do agree with Melissa S Himes, on the entry of the last name. Use the 3 names given with Or.
NOTE: On Image 2, I would change the surname to match the order of entry on the form to Shaw Or Schoen. That way the order also matches the entry of the Given names (Lilly Or Lili Bock) as well.
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