Content
Welcome
4m 39s
Surname Grouping Algorithms
1m 16s
Soundex
4m 51s
Why These Groupings
8m 3s
Soundex Again
2m 32s
Surname Grouping in Action
4m 3s
Surname Beginnings
7m 41s
Surname Middles
7m 12s
Surname Endings
5m 0s
Summary
1m 21s
About this webinar
Have you ever failed to find a surname in an online database search? Or have you been frustrated at having to undertake multiple searches to find surname variants, and have wondered why such obvious variants are not “grouped” together? Or perhaps you’ve wondered if you’ve missed entries because you don’t understand how these search engines do in fact “group” surnames. Surnames are like the other half of the DNA double helix. It’s all very well if we discover a DNA connection, but if we can’t link the two families together because we can’t find the relevant entries for our ancestors, much of our time and money is wasted. This webinar explains how online databases approach surname spellings, allowing us to maximise our use of their powerful search engines.
About the speaker
Carol Baxter is an experienced and informed historian and genealogist, an internationally-acclaimed, award-winning author, and a dynamic, inspirational presenter. Carol has been a genealogist for four...
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Comments (36)
This webinar was really interesting and informative! Thank you!
Very interesting and helpful.
Carol's enthusiasm in presenting the complex challenges of applying soundex tools to locating surnames is a delight to all wordsmiths. She provided carefully prepared charts to demonstrate common variations of consonant and vowel combinations. Close attention to the study of surnames will help us to find our ancestors with more ease and yield satisfaction of success from applying soundex techniques.
Having used the soundx code years ago looking at census records, it is familiar. I however never realized it was so complex. The speaker Carol knows her topic!
Great stuff! Glad I added this webinar to my list! It was good to have the chance to learn about this subject. Very informative.
Such great information clearly presented and explained. Very thought provoking!
Great tips and as someone whose ancestor's surnames were spelled in various ways this was helpful
It's a lot to process!