Hi Edward, I'm afraid to disagree with both Doug and Cheri, as their experience is a lot better than mine..
First of, it's a bit necessary to distinguish men from women here. Men's names change very rarely. Women's names are more fluid.. I'm not even sure there was a good concept of a female surname back in the 19th. century or before. I usually consider that the most reliable names would be the one they'd declare themselves during their wedding. At any other time, they're either too young (baptism), or deceased (death) to be able to provide correct information. Their children's birth record are usually accurate in the parent's names but this is also the time when women's 'surname-in-flux' can best be seen. Sometimes it's their wedding surname, other times it's her father's or her mother's surname that gets used. However the part I disagree is using the 'or/ou'. Most genealogy programs will allow you to provide alternative versions of the name. Use your best judgement to choose a primary surname, but then list all the names you can find for them, like their married name or their 'americanized' name. Using the 'or/ou' will actually make their name a mess from a computer system point of view. João C. Ventura On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 10:59:08 PM UTC+1, Doug da Rocha Holmes wrote: > > Hi Edward, > > I have mentioned it once or twice. > > Like Cheri says, I recommend using "or" between both name versions if they > immigrated. > > But if they never left Portugal, I suggest using the Portuguese word "ou" > - though it makes no real difference and if the people in your family are > language handicapped (don't know a word of Portuguese) then maybe just > stick with English. > > Having said that, are you certain Alexandrina is the same person as > Angelina? They are both Portuguese names and my first thought is that maybe > they are two different people. > > Doug da Rocha Holmes > Sacramento, California > Pico & Terceira Genealogist > 916-550-1618 > www.dholmes.com > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: different names same person > From: Edward Rodrigues <[email protected] <javascript:>> > Date: Tue, November 12, 2013 12:05 pm > To: "[email protected] <javascript:>" > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Edward Rodrigues <[email protected] <javascript:>> > *To:* "[email protected] <javascript:>" > <[email protected]<javascript:>> > > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 12, 2013 12:01 PM > *Subject:* different names same person > > A few weeks back someone mentioned how they do not combine a names of a > person. They display both way the name is presented separate. I believe > they put something > between the names. I am hoping someone could advise me the best way. > example > Alexandrina Gaspar Pereira > Angelina Pereira Lopes > before I just put Angelina Alexandrina Gaspar Lopes Pereira > I thought I had saved the post but cannot find it now but would like to > start saving information that way to avoid confusion. > Edward > > > -- 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.
