Can anyone tell me if Ts in the past looked like Fs sometimes? I've not
noticed it before but then again I don't have many ancestors with surnames
beginning with a T. I've come across an ancestor with what looks clearly
like Falavera, but in a sibling's record is written Talabera. This is from
the early 1800s. Thanks for any feedback.--Raquel
T or F
Sometimes it is hard to distinguish between a capital T and a capital F. It helps if it is a common name like Trevino or Talavera.
T or F
What I found confusing is searching "Falavera" surname on familysearch.org I
do come up with hits, but I'm wondering if those are due to misreading of
the records when they were extracted.
T or F
I assume it is due to a misreading, which was common when the were
trancribed, since I can't find the surname Falavera anywhere else on the net
and much less in Spain.
Armando
On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Raquel Ruizwrote:
> What I found confusing is searching "Falavera" surname on familysearch.orgI
> do come up with hits, but I'm wondering if those are due to misreading of
> the records when they were extracted.
T or F
I did the same and have come to the same conclusion. But I can totally
understand it as it clearly looks like an F on one record. Thanks for the
responses.
T or F
There is a Guide to Spanish Alphabet (writing): 12th through 17th Centuries
in the files section of NuestroRanchos at
http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/17706 that allows you to see the
changes and various forms of writing each letter and number. There should be
one created by us that has even more examples with common misinterpretations
based on what we find. I have thought of trying to get some collaborative
projects together for this and also a spreadsheet of books, dates, and names
for the records available online since many times the familysearch site has
missing or incorrect info that is almost impossible to have corrected. Can
you upload or send me copies of what you have so I can see the cause of
confusion?
Thanks, Armando
Existe un PDF con tablas de ejemplos desde el siglo 12 hasta el 17 en la
sección de archivos de NuestroRanchos en
http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/17706 que nos permite ver los cambios
y las diversas formas de escribir las letras y numeros. Deberiamos crear una
tabla expandida con ejemplos de interpretaciones erróneas comunes. He
pensado en tratar de empezar algunos proyectos de colaboración para esto y
otro de una hoja de cálculo con los libros, las fechas y los nombres de los
registros disponibles en línea porque la busqueda del sitio de FamilySearch
muchas veces falta datos o contiene información incorrecta. ¿Puede subir o
enviarme copias de lo que tiene para que pueda ver la causa de la confusión?
Cordialmente, Armando
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Raquel Ruizwrote:
> I did the same and have come to the same conclusion. But I can totally
> understand it as it clearly looks like an F on one record. Thanks for the
> responses.