There is no standard, even among the most reputable genealogists. There are continuous debates among them. Remember, PLANTAGENET is not a surname.
The important thing is to have in your files as many of the different names a person is known by. That does mean much searching, but that is the research necessary when dealing with titles, especially pre-1600 ones. And, spellings are all over the place too, so familiarity with those variants helps too. Legacy allows a person to be entered in many different ways, the main reason I switched ages ago. For instance, you can enter (surname in CAPS): Humphrey V de BOHUN, suffix = 1st Earl of Essex prefix = 1st Earl, Humphrey V de Bohun, of ESSEX Humphrey de BOHUN, suffix = 2nd Earl of Hereford prefix = 2nd Earl, Humphrey de Bohun, of HEREFORD If you show AKAs, you can find the person under BOHUN, HEREFORD, and ESSEX. This method can also show the succession of titles. CE From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 10:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] entering royal titles I'm having a problem searching for IGI names. I haven't been able to find any guidance on how to enter royal titles into genealogy programs. Typically royals don't have formal surnames prior to the early 1900's so where exactly do you put their title? Do you put the entire title as their surname, i.e, Duke of Windsor? Do you break it up - Prefix: Duke Suffix: of Windsor. I've noticed that if I use the IGI search, I get a lot of zero results. But if I go to the family search site I get results for the same person. Example, I have Ferdinand Karl Archduke of Austria in my database, entered as First Name: Ferdinand Karl , Surname:Archduke of Austria. IGI search in Legacy returns zero hits. If I go to the website and enter First Name: Ferdinand Karl Archduke of Surname:Austria I get 3 results. However, not all records are like that. I'm confused....What is the actual standard for this? Thanks a bunch NConway 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 - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.48/2479 - Release Date: 11/08/09 19:39:00 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
