| Research convention |
| In names preceded by a particle, attach the particle to the name. Example, for LE GOFF, enter LEGOFF. |
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There are many possibilities according to the period, the person's condition and the author of the reading.
Ex : DELAHAYE – LAHAYE (de) – HAYE (de la). Don't forget to check if any variant exist like DELAHAIE, LAHAYE (de), HAYE (de la). |
| We draw your attention to the multiplicity of spelling variants in the first four letters of a name like HEMON – AIMON, PEROT – PERAUT – PERRAULT, and on the mute letters like HODYE – ODIE – ODIC ou JEHAN – JAN – JEAN and sound confusions as in LOISEL – LOASEL – LOAISEL – LOUAISEL |
| Palaeographists have always had to interpret within letters U – N et V, sometimes the R. This has led famillies to split like the LEFEBVRE (a.k.a LEFEVRE, LEFEUVRE) and the LEFEBURE (alias LEFEUBURE), the RENAUT (a.k.a RENAUD also confused with REGNAUT) and the REVAUT. Confusion may also happen between the SOUET – SONET – SORET. |
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The search engine offers variants of a name on the basis of the first four letters :
Ex : MARTIN – MARTINET – MARTENEAU – MARTRET – MARTEL. This function is used in many case like example of LEFEBVRE. In this instance ask for the first four letter LEFE of the name in order to optimized the result. |
| See the abbreviation list present in the acts |
