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re: Went down the ancestry rabbit hole: Why would someone change spelling of last name?
Posted on 12/21/21 at 10:43 pm to weagle99
Posted on 12/21/21 at 10:43 pm to weagle99
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What could have been the motivations of people in the 1800’s to do this?
The ladies working at Ellis Island were the 1800s version of this:
![](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2015-09/25/16/campaign_images/webdr10/buttscratchaaaaaaa-2-18467-1443213056-7_dblbig.jpg)
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