Introduction to Indexing names:
The charts are divided into columns. Each chart has five columns. Each column
is assigned a letter,
beginning with the first column on the left, which takes the letter A, then
each succeeding column
takes the next letter of the alphabet.
On the continuation charts, the first column takes the letter of the last column
of the preceding chart,
duplicates the names from that column as the beginning of the chart, and continues
forward with the next letter in the alphabet for each succeeding column.
For the assignment of the letters for each individual:
The couple is the beginning point for each chart. They go in column A.
The man is assigned the letter-number combination A1
The woman is assigned the letter-number combination A2
The Parents go in column B, Grandparents in Column C, etc.
The man is at the top, and the woman at the bottom of the two, in each column.
For column B, the parents, the letter-number combination of the couple is taken
by the parents,
then the letter for the new column is added to it, plus a number, starting with
the number 1, and
proceeding with the next number in numerical order, down to the bottom of the
column.
For example:
A1 is the husband, Basil Carlton, in column A.
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A1 husband Basil Carlton
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His parents are placed in the B column. His father and mother both are assigned "A1", to identify that they are ancestors of the Father A1B1
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Next, B is added, and the number 1 for the father, then the number 2 for the mother. (starts from the top down). This gives us: |
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A2 wife Hope Lee Carlton |
Her mother and father are placed in the B column and both are assigned
her number, A2 |
A2B3 for her father A2B4 for her mother |
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See the next page for photo The parents of each individual get that individual’s
number, plus the letter
of the next column, and a number, beginning
at the top with 1 and working down to the bottom of the column. |
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