Correct punctuation citing names as given in church records.
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Hello,
I am working with many birth records found in various German Kirchenbücher. Often, the records I find are listed by only the child's first and middle (baptismal and given) names. The surname must be derived from the information given about the parents.
For example, I am working on an individual known to me as Johann Paul Dieterle. Since his birth record lists him only as Johann Paul (and provides the surname of his father later in the record), would it be appropriate for me to "add" his surname using square brackets?