tips on searching...

[Klb16]

any tips on searching for relatives that may have mistranscribed surnames, I tend to be missing out on a lot just because they have been mis transcribed, what kind of search terms should I enter when searching?

thanks

[CaroleW]

Less is better than more

When I found your Aitkens mistranscribed on the 1901 (previous post) I just used David b 1890 plus or minus 1yr

Yes - it threw up a lot of entries but with a surname beginning with A it wasn't a massive task

Use the wildcard search (eg) A*tk*n

[jim1]

As well as the use of wildcards naming other household members can often help.

[taalia81]

As above with a specific place of birth sometimes works.