Yes David, Legacy does allow you to record a different surname for anyone - regardless of the father's surname. i.e If you have Legacy options set to automatically fill in the surname based on the father's surname you can always override that on an individual basis. And yes, I am always referred to as Jan MAIDENNAME in reports. However, I structure my narrative reports so that the sentences only use first or "quoted" names (for instance I am really Janet, but always known as Jan - so Jan is the "quoted name), interspersed with He/She so the reports read more naturally. If I want to I can also use field names in my sentence structures specify the name / combinations of names to be used. However, if I retained his birth name as the primary name in Legacy I would get sentences that said things like John George SMITH married Janet Kay MAIDENNAME / John and Jan had one daughter etc. etc. - because the reports will only use the primary name (in a variety of ways as specified by the field names) - and clearly Janet Kay MAIDENNAME did not marry a John George SMITH. And if I recorded my daughter's surname as BROWN it would muddy the report even further.
Cheers, Jan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of music-line Sent: Wednesday, 18 June 2008 11:09:AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Mr & Mrs (was Standardization) Hi Jan, Thank you so much for that. That's another interesting one. I think I am write in saying that John George SMITH can have a daughter named Mary BROWN (i.e. Legacy will allow a change of Surname). Am I correct in saying that in Legacy reports etc you will always be know and referred to as Jan (..maiden name) in spite of being married to a SMITH /BROWN? Do let me know if I am wrong here - I don't actually generate reports that often! Therefore, personally, one could have your first husband as John George SMITH and use Fred James BROWN as an A.K.A/alternate name. This is personally what I would go for, just to keep my rule of 'standardization at birth', but it is certainly another option. Thank you for pointing that out. Best wishes David ***************************************************** David S Brookes Musical Director, The Brewood Singers www.brewoodsingers.co.uk Organist & Choirmaster, Polesworth Abbey www.polesworthabbey.co.uk ***************************************************** -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jan Roberts Sent: 18 June 2008 00:01 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Mr & Mrs (was Standardization) I agree completely with your line of reasoning. With one exception - my late first husband was born (say) John George SMITH, but by the time I met him he had legally changed his name to Fred James BROWN. I became Mrs Jan BROWN when we married. Our daughter is Mary BROWN. So, although his parents are listed as Bill SMITH and Jane BROWN (he actually took his mother's maiden name when he changed) and the children from his first marriage carry the name SMITH in my database I have recorded John George SMITH as an AKA - and I used an Event to describe the reason and date for the name change. Otherwise my daughter would show as Mary SMITH, which she has never been. Cheers, Jan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of music-line Sent: Tuesday, 17 June 2008 11:46:PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Mr & Mrs (was Standardization) Hi Everyone, All this talk about whether we put full stops or not after Mr, Mrs, Miss, etc. had got me thinking about my own practice. When I came to think, I realized that I do not actually record Mr, Mrs etc. at all in the Individual's Information' view! Unless anyone can convince me otherwise, I can't see the reason. In Legacy, we can see clearly the males & females and if they are married or not. All males are initially 'Master's' and at some point become Mister's'. If I distinguish between the two, for living persons at some time I would need to change all my 'Master's to Mister's'. That seems unnecessary work. If you use the abbreviation 'Mr', am I right in thinking this stands for 'Master' or 'Mister'? As all males (in anglicized speak) are 'Mr', why do we need to specify for each record? All females are Miss, until they are married at which point they 'usually' become Mrs. In the Legacy family view. My wife and I happily sit on opposite sides of the page, me with my surname, and Carol with her 'maiden' surname. If I then insert Mrs, as her title, surely her name will read Mrs Carol Southall, but when married her name changed to Mrs Carol Brookes. 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1505 - Release Date: 16.06.2008 7:20:AM Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.0/1506 - Release Date: 17.06.2008 4:30:PM Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
