Name irregularities is one reason why manual searching of records is sometimes necessary. An early 20th century probate document give the last names of the heirs to an estate as “Tooker” when it should be “Fooken.” One typographical error is bad enough, but two just makes it worse.

Any transcription of this record should transcribe the document as it and include a notation about the error.

Genealogy Tip of the Day is proudly sponsored by GenealogyBank. Try their “GenealogyBank Search” and see what discoveries you make.

Categories:

Tags:

No responses yet

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Get the Genealogy Tip of the Day Book
Get the More Genealogy Tip of the Day Book
Recent Comments
Archives