I have the bigger problem of folks who have more than one previous spouse (info I can confirm as to the marriage taking place, but not the names). I use "1st wife (or husband of xxxx", "2nd wife (or husbnd) of xxx", for the same reason as Lionel notes below - easier identification in various lists and in indexes at the ends of reports. Marianne
-----Original Message----- >From: Lionel Carter <[email protected]> >Sent: Apr 12, 2010 1:42 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Multiple marriages > >Jenny M Benson wrote: >> There are a lot of people here who do not like using Unknown in place of >> an unknown name and Legacy itself suggests that you shouldn't do so, but >> I have no compunction in doing so myself. In the circumstances you give >> I would create a new spouse and call him/her Unknown Unknown. >> >> I expect several people will be along in a moment to tell you what they >> use rather than "Unknown Unknown." >> >I don't like having several 'unknowns' in my name list. I prefer to name >them 'wife of xxxxx' then I can identify them easy in other lists. > From an information point of view they are not unknown because you know >they were the wife/husband of xxxx. It is just that you don't have the >data to supply their name. > > > > >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
