Thank you for your suggestions. I appreciate the help and all kinds of good suggestions that this group shares. Linda
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 12:10 PM, celeste perry <ccgran...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Over the years, Linda, I have found that I enter the name the way I > "think" I will remember it when I search for it. I have all my Ana, Anna as > Ana. I have my Manuel, Manoel, etc. entered as Manuel. > > I have also changed my index from last name to first name. This came about > because of the Maria Jose, Maria Elena, etc. that had no surname when they > were baptized. The program I use made the second name come up as a > surname. In FTM, you just type the name into the family page and enter \\ > after the name. This makes the first name come up when you search for > someone. I found this helped me find names quicker for those people who had > several surnames and also those who had a first and middle name and no > surname. For me, the name and baptismal/birth date (or approximate dates) > make it a quicker way to identify someone. > > I would say there is no "correct" way to enter names. When this name > things comes up, I enter in the "notes" the name as I first find it; then I > enter the date and source for any change in the name. > > Celeste, Hayward, CA > > Celeste Perry ccgran...@yahoo.com > > --- On *Sun, 9/18/11, Linda Johnson <ldrake7...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Linda Johnson <ldrake7...@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] How many name changes can one family have > To: azores@googlegroups.com > Date: Sunday, September 18, 2011, 8:56 PM > > > Hello > I read an earlier message about how to enter a surname that has changed > several times. > I have one relative started as de Juez, Gomez and then Gomes. I also have > a first name that each census year it was different. Maria, Marie, > Rosemarie and then Rose. > > What is the correct procedure for entering this information? Thank you. > Linda > > On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 8:48 PM, John Vasconcelos > <gfsjo...@gmail.com<http://us.mc1147.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=gfsjo...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > Looks like this posting got lost out in internet cyberspace > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *John Vasconcelos* > <gfsjo...@gmail.com<http://us.mc1147.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=gfsjo...@gmail.com> > > > Date: Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 12:17 AM > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] How many name changes can one family have > To: > azores@googlegroups.com<http://us.mc1147.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=azores@googlegroups.com> > > > *Hello there "E", > In answer to your question ("How many name changes can one family have?" > If you mean surnames, It can add up and it may vary with the time in > history when it occurred. In my own family tree, The Vasconcelos surname > goes back (including me) 6 generations to my 4G grandfather Antonio Caetano > de Vasconcellos (born about 1740). His parents were Joao Pimentel Velho and > Anna Pimentel. I was unable to find any record of his parents so he was the > end of that line. Anna Pimentel's parents were Manoel Pimentel and Isabel de > Freitas. Manuoel Pimentel's parents were Domingos Nunes and Marrianna Fraga > both end of line. Isabel de Freitas' parents were Domingos Fernandez and > Catharina de Freitas, both end of line. So in that particular branch of my > family tree, surnames seemed to have changed every generation in the late > 1600's and early 1700's. > Regards, > John Vasconcelos > * > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 11:01 AM, "E" Sharp > <bellema...@gmail.com<http://us.mc1147.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bellema...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > I have been chasing this family for some time now. After months of > searching, I have finally found them in the 1930 census. This family has > changed their surname 3, yes, 3 times since coming to the US. Now I'm > beginning to think they didn't want to be > found..............................enough already! > > "E" > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<http://us.mc1147.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=azores%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. 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