On 03/09/2010 03:56, Lea-Anne Davison wrote: > I have imported my file from PAF. My question relates to which is > the best way to record the different spelling of my ancestors name. > Due to illiteracy the name has been spelt different ways depending on > who recorded it eg. parish register, census returns. And finally the > way my gr grandfather's name was recorded on his birth registration. > Going back 2 or 3 generations before that is where the differences > occured. Is the name as recorded on the birth record the "main" name > and the way is it spelt on other records during his/her life the > alternate name or do I use the name I know now and list all the others > as alternate names.
It rather depends how you *want* to do it! Personally, I make a difference between alternative spellings and actual AKAs. The former I record as they appear when I enter them in Event Description, Source Detail Name fields and so on. The latter I enter in the AKA field. As far as which is the "main" name goes, I usually choose the one which is used to record the person's birth (if known) but sometimes that is a different spelling to what is nearly always used after that, so then I use the more common one. -- Jenny M Benson 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
