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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 46 Send Message	James	Report	8 Dec 2007 11:58
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 46 Send Message	Janice thanks, I have Forrester, Forester,Forrister, Forister. I think I'll use Forrester as this is the present day spelling. I'll take your advice about entries in Notes. James
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 3,503 Send Message	J* Near M3.Jct4	Report	8 Dec 2007 11:25
	The census docs are only as accurate as the enumerator heard the names bearing in mind a lot of our ancestors would not read or write. I also have surnames mispelt - and use what I consider to be the family surname and make a note of this in the "notes" area. In one family surname I find an 's' has been added over the years. The other problem also is that the people who transcribed the records were also liable to mis-read the original info.
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 46 Send Message	James	Report	8 Dec 2007 11:17
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 46 Send Message	Which surname should I use for my tree as I have found at least 3 different ways of spelling it in the Census's James