tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post4010581874987980710..comments2024-03-27T22:31:02.750-05:00Comments on a3Genealogy: Indexes, Indices and the EnemyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-301688630570670542012-02-04T20:51:38.162-06:002012-02-04T20:51:38.162-06:00Excellent post, Kathleen. This is why it so impor...Excellent post, Kathleen. This is why it so important to use the index as a finding aid to get to the original record.Toniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688040686852110671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-81742528848192662632012-01-22T18:25:14.314-06:002012-01-22T18:25:14.314-06:00I have come across a similar situation. In the 188...I have come across a similar situation. In the 1881 British census index on CD-ROM, five of my PEACOCK family at Stockton on Tees (Benjamin, Hannah, Mary, Daisy and Rose) are indexed as RACOCK, but the youngest child, Alice, is on the next page of the enumerator's return and correctly indexed as PEACOCK. I discovered this when I searched for an associated surname (HUGILL) and found a Mary HUGILL as a visitor in this household.Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331380147873608965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-87337376763035508002012-01-22T14:40:58.235-06:002012-01-22T14:40:58.235-06:00Hi, Kathleen, Great post!Hi, Kathleen, Great post!Brenda Leyndykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530495186632931677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-35204169406622463242012-01-19T00:48:12.476-06:002012-01-19T00:48:12.476-06:00Absolutely spot-on! Whenever a human being is inv...Absolutely spot-on! Whenever a human being is involved, there is scope for a mistake. I couldn't agree more that it is important to check an alternative index, if available, and to always check the original document if possible :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360272405643318813noreply@blogger.com