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From: Dave Mayall <>
Subject: Re: Names out of order
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 08:00:49 +0000
References: <LAW2-F80i7lEmHJ1UGp00004ad2@hotmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <LAW2-F80i7lEmHJ1UGp00004ad2@hotmail.com>

On Tue, 05 Mar 2002 18:54:35 -0500, you wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I am transcribing Marriages Mar Qtr 1850 from fiche using SpeedBMD. I have
>just come across a notation wirtten alongside the surnames that states, "see
>next page." Upon checking, I find a series of approximately 30 names that
>were originally transcribed out of alphabetical order.
>
>My question is do I type what I see and transcribe the names in the
>incorrect order or do I put them in the correct order, as the clerk who did
>the initial copying obviously realized his mistake?

1) Transcribe them in the order that they appear.
2) At the point on the first page where the missing names should be
inserted, add a line that says +BREAK

--
Dave Mayall

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