I use the name on their marriage records since they were alive and well when they got married and would be their most correct name.
On Sunday, June 9, 2013 10:09:01 AM UTC-4, Gerri Martin wrote: > > How does one decide what to use as a preferred or primary name for a > person? Baptism, marriage, death etc all list the same person with > different (sometimes very different) surnames, middle names etc. Then if > they come to this country, it starts all over again with different > spellings etc. I was just wondering how experienced genealogists do. Is > there a general consensus or rule they follow? > > Thanks > > Gerri Martin > > -- For 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. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en.
