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Variant spelling
A variant spelling in family history typically refers to the spelling of a forename or surname. Whilst the spelling of most people’s names doesn’t change nowadays, things weren’t so simple for our ancestors. It wasn’t unusual for a first name or surname to change during the course of a lifetime, perhaps to help someone fit into a new country after emigrating or when an ancestor used a nickname in place of their given name. Also, spelling variants can occur within documents when the person recording the information either misheard or misspelt the name.
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