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Old 02-04-2006, 10:54 PM
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Originally posted by CougADPi
Fergusson Modern


Fergusson Ancient


Fergusson Crest


And yes, it FERGUSSON not Ferguson. Its very important! :-D
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FYI - the first rule of genealogy is that, since spelling was only standardized about 200 years ago, names that are similar are often the same. Hence, Soundex! It's a system which allows you to trace names more easily. In fact, I've often said that, if I ever get a tatoo, it will be Soundex, on my one hand!

One of my other names I trace is McCullough. There are 28 ways of spelling McCullough. Had I ignored the other 27, I would not have been able to get as far back as I have!

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