Regarding not arbitrarily assigning last names to children...my genealogy program automatically gives them their father's last name! So I always remove it unless I know for certain what name they went by as an adult. Something to watch for!
(I should see if there's a setting to prevent that but I've never taken the time!) Mary On Saturday, April 4, 2015, Richard Francis Pimentel < [email protected]> wrote: > *Over the years I have tried different methods in entering names into > Genealogy programs. A major consideration in entering names from Portugal > and the Acores, is the naming traditions make it very confusing and the > fact that names are sorted there by first name. Thrown into this mix is the > “de, da, do, dos” used in names. * > > > > *With this consideration I enter names this way: I enter the “de, da, do, > dos” at the end of the first name. Example Manuel da Costa is entered: > first name “Manuel da” last name “Costa”.* > > *Manuel de Sousa da Costa is entered: first name “Manuel de” last name > “Sousa da Costa”* > > *Names like Manuel Furtado are entered: first name “Manuel” last name > “Furtado”* > > > > *Many woman used religious names Such as “Maria de Jesus” and no last name > is given. In this case I enter the first name as “Maria de Jesus” and no > last name is used. I have some times found that woman later pick up or use > their family name. In this case I simply add that name as a last name. Thus > her full name becomes first name “Maria de Jesus de” last name “Sousa” In > cases where woman use a family name and no religious name I simply use the > parameters as I outline for men. * > > > > *One more consideration is that children did not use family names and as > such were only referred to by their name given at birth. When they reached > their majority they were then referred to by a full name. Because of the > naming traditions I do not arbitrarily assign them a family name.* > > > > *I also found that the genealogy program you use should be able to sort > names by first name or last name and when entering names allow separate > entry of first and last name.* > > > > *Rick* > > > > *Richard Francis Pimentel* > > *Epping, NH* > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> [mailto: > [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>] *On Behalf Of *Mary > Pimentel Wheeler > *Sent:* Thursday, April 2, 2015 6:07 PM > *To:* [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] Question about preferred method for > entering last names in Ancestry.com or other databases > > > > I have have lots of ancestors with do/da/de in their names (as do we > all...). I have a question about the preferred method of entering their > names in a database. > > 1) I've been putting the do/da/de in the first/middle name field - > following the middle name, so it doesn't alphabetize by the do's and > da's. Should I be doing that, or just leaving the do/da/de out > completely? > > 2) Also, I have some with compound names. Let's use "Maria do Rosario da > Silva" as an example. Would I enter her last name as "Rosario da Silva", > or "Rosario Silva" or just "Silva" (and leave Rosario as her middle name)? > > Any advice on the preferred method would be appreciated! > > Thanks, > Mary > > -- > 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] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','azores%[email protected]');>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > 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] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','azores%[email protected]');>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
