Comments on: An Index is Only as Good as Its Spelling http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/an-index-is-only-as-good-as-its-spelling/ Adventures in genealogy Wed, 08 May 2013 20:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Donna Pointkouski http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/an-index-is-only-as-good-as-its-spelling/#comment-1847 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:32:59 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=1759#comment-1847 GrannyPam,

Steve Morse’s site is great for trying to find folks on the passenger lists.

Once I found someone whose last name was listed as a first name and vice versa, so consider that.

Does census info give you a year to look for? Have you tried finding a naturalization record?

Good luck – let us all know what you find.

Donna

]]> By: GrannyPam http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/an-index-is-only-as-good-as-its-spelling/#comment-1846 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:56:45 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=1759#comment-1846 Interesting post, which gave me some hope. I have been searching for one of my ancestors for several years, using various creative spellings for the surname and given names, with absolutely no luck. I am about ready to start searching all the ships line by line, probably my only option. You have given me hope that I will find him that way. Hope I make a good guess on the year.

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