Talk:FamilySearch Indexing:UK, England and Wales—1871 Census, Updates and FAQ

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Occupations Such as So and So's Wife
I am arbitrating the UK 1871 household forms and would like a clear explanation as to what is correct when confronted with the wife of a certain occupation. The instructions are not clear to me (and apparently many indexers). The instructions state that you should just type it as it is "farmer's wife". However, I thought we weren't supposed to index punctuation. Here are some examples of what I am seeing indexers do for the same entry:

Farmer's Wife

Farmer Wife

Wife

Thanks for any help.