Add the child as an unlinked person. Then bring that child on the Family View as the main person. Right-click them and select Add-Father. Select the father that you already have. I believe that will give you a new marriage of the Father to an unknown person, with the child as their child.
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 9:33 PM, Scott Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. I am a new user of Legacy, and have come across a challenge I can't > figure out. If one doesn't know an ancestor's parents, Legacy will use a > blank record, thus enabling me to enter siblings even though no parent > appears. But, I can't figure out how to do that in other situations. The > one specifically I am dealing with is a second wife. I know she existed, > but have no record of her name. There was a child. I'd rather not clutter > my file with records of "Unknowns" and like that Legacy uses blank records. > So, if I want to enter this child, how do I do it? When I try, Legacy keeps > trying to link the child to the ancestor's first wife. > > I hope I'm being clear. > > Thanks, > Scott > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
