The reason for the problem which Michele has found is the individuals who are not set have no dates included and no Events and are the end of line children.
Therein lies the problem, because my understanding is that Legacy works upwards to establish the probable "living" status. To do the same for the end of line children it would have to work downwards for every tree and somehow estimate a death date from parents, or maybe grandparents. This cannot be done in Legacy, using Access is a possibility, but I doubt if it would be easy. I would add that this is not a problem I have come across before and may be quite rare, at least in number/database. In Michele's case most of those of those involved had (their children's) names found eg. in wills, with no other record, so the best guess at a date is likely to be wildly inaccurate, could be around +/-20yrs, maybe more. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ ____________________________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Ferguson To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: 09 October 2009 16:25 Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Here is a good example Jim, I am working with Michele off-list and have identified the reason for the "living" status not being corrected. When we have finished, one of us can come back with details and hopefully a method of correction. It is, however, something which Legacy cannot do, and unless I missed the significance in another post, has not been mentioned on-list. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ ____________________________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Smith To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: 09 October 2009 15:23 Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Here is a good example When I go to Options-Customize-Data Entry-Presumed Dead and set Ask if Living to 90 and Set as dead if over 120 and click on APPLY I get a window that is labeled "Mark as Not Living if over 120 Years Old" that says: This process sets Living to NO for the following: 1. Any one with an entry in the Death Date or Place or the Burial Date or Place. 2. Anyone with a valid date in either the Birth or Christening date field that is over 120 years ago. 3. Anyone with a death cause. I conclude that if at least one of the entries is not made, Legacy won't set to dead. One way to solve the problem is to set an estimated birth date. Example: if the parent had a child that was born in 1850 or for that matter died in 1850 you could set the parent's birth date as "Before 1850". That would give Legacy a basis for computing Living? YES or NO. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Michele Lewis To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 7:47 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Here is a good example I just sent you my file. Let's say John Doe's PARENTS died in 1705. It is a pretty good bet that John Doe is also dead but Legacy is not marking him dead. Or, if John Doe's PARENTS were born in 1801 and 1802, all of their kids are obviously dead but Legacy is not marking them dead. michele ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Ferguson To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 10:01 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Here is a good example Jim, I don't understand what you are saying here. If somebody has a date in the death, no matter what their age at death then the living flag will already be set to "No". Advanced set living only sets this flag. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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 - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.8/2425 - Release Date: 10/09/09 08:10:00 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
