Mary Bordi, My genealogy program has a setting for last names. I unchecked "Assign the surname of the father" setting. You might want to check your program's settings or preferences.
Cheri On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 7:41 AM, Mary Bordi <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >> Behalf Of *Mary Pimentel Wheeler >> *Sent:* Thursday, April 2, 2015 6:07 PM >> *To:* [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. 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