Legacy likes to call them spouses even after you have clicked on "this couple didn't marry" <>G they were a couple for a bit - no matter how briefly <G>
ELiz On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 10:32 PM, Marg Strong <tiny...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I'm just trying to learn the software and have looked under the help file, > but probably not in the right place. > > There is a record of a birth and the child is registered under the father's > surname. In all other records she is listed under the surname of the man my > ancestor married. There were two other children in the same situation, but > without birth records that I have found, just the names, each with different > last names. Another researcher who has done a lot of work as this is her > direct ancestor, has noted that there were no marriages for these childdren. > > I entered this first child under the "spouse" and noted "unmarried." but the > father still shows up under the spouse button. Is that how I should do it? > > And when there is no birth record, but a last name different than the > mother's, do I enter those two children under the marriage "button" with no > name in the father's blank? > > Later when all the children are listed in census and other records by the > last name of the man my ancestor finally married, is it likely or unlikely > there was a formal adoption (this is in the late 1800s) or they just > informally took that name? Should that be noted under notes or in the notes > in the census record? > > I hope this is clear. I have another question, but should put it into a > separate email to follow. > > Thanks for any help! > Peggy > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
