Some of my ancestors came from the Lemko region of the Carpathian
Mountains in Austria Hungary, and were Greek Catholics ?
When reviewing the Church records (written Polish/Latin/Kinda of
Combinations of Something) Births, Deaths, Marriages for a period of
even 20 years, I might find 5 different spellings in the church records
for Surnames and Given names of the same individual (based on recorded
marriage and children's birth records, and then death records)
Ie Surname
Joannes Waranka
Joanes Warjanka
Joinnes Warianka
Jan Waryanka
Joannes Varanka
All same person.
How do others record variations, do you record every variation?
Then how do you decide what name to use as the primary?
In my family over the years some modern day branches have chosen all 5
different branches.
I'm now trying to figure out what name to use as the primary for ancestors.
Then when it comes to charting, It might be nice to include all AKAs.
Depending on what branch of the family tree I might be charting the
different branches might have one of the 5 variations, how would one
notate based on the Charts being printed.
When it comes to Charting depending on who wants what, the ability to
select from any AKA would be WONDERFUL, I currently do not know of any
Charting program that would allow me to change on the fly depending on
the Charts being created.
During some periods of time many ancestors could not read or write
themselves, Church records have spellings all over the place, some not
even close sometimes.
What's are your thoughts?
thanks,
john magyari
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