When I don't know the wife's surname I enter the surname with as '(husband's surname)' and estimate a birth age. That way it shows me who the wife is married and approximate age. It may not be the best way, but keeps things sorted in my mind? If you enter '???' or 'unknown' in the given name files it will be listed in the Potential Problems list.
Carol -----Original Message----- From: Randy Clark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Adding second spouse as blank record (both given and surname unknown) Personally I have 95 people with the given name Unknown. I don't always sleep well but not because of Unknown. On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 10:33 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 > 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.436 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2733 - Release Date: 03/09/10 19:33:00 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
