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Beginners => Family History Beginners Board => Topic started by: Klb16 on Monday 30 December 13 00:36 GMT (UK)
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any tips on searching for relatives that may have mistranscribed surnames, I tend to be missing out on a lot just because they have been mis transcribed, what kind of search terms should I enter when searching?
thanks
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Less is better than more
When I found your Aitkens mistranscribed on the 1901 (previous post) I just used David b 1890 plus or minus 1yr
Yes - it threw up a lot of entries but with a surname beginning with A it wasn't a massive task
Use the wildcard search (eg) A*tk*n
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As well as the use of wildcards naming other household members can often help.
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As above with a specific place of birth sometimes works.