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multiple family members -- adding them automatically

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Re: multiple family members -- adding them automatically

mbmjlm  (View posts) Posted: 23 Feb 2013 4:10AM GMT
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There is a big problem with adding family members automatically that maybe you have not thought of. Oftentimes, a person may be recorded in one census with one given name and then in the next decade, maybe a nick name or something similiar-as in Lizzie, then Elizabeth, or John and then Jno or Johnnie. In cases such as this and they happen frequently, you could wind up with 2 or 3 profiles for the same person simply due to different names being used. I would advise not taking shortcuts like that. That might look quicker but in the long run could cause you to have many duplicates.
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BellResearch8 22 Feb 2013 11:59PM GMT 
BurgessDonnel... 23 Feb 2013 12:44AM GMT 
BellResearch8 23 Feb 2013 1:04AM GMT 
mbmjlm 23 Feb 2013 4:10AM GMT 
BellResearch8 23 Feb 2013 6:25PM GMT 
   

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