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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

Published by omar.codina – Fri, 2011-01-28 21:02 | Permalink

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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.

Published by RaquelRuiz – Sat, 2011-01-29 13:30 | Permalink

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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.

Published by Armando – Sat, 2011-01-29 20:45 | Permalink

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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 Ruiz wrote:

> 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.

Published by RaquelRuiz – Sun, 2011-01-30 08:00 | Permalink

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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.

Published by Armando – Sun, 2011-01-30 09:30 | Permalink

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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

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