I have a similar case, just different names. I try to remember the birth and death years, this allows me to pick the right one. By using different AKA's, may mess things up for you and your reports.
Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == -----Original Message----- From: Eliz Hanebury [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Your suggestions would be appriciated I like your way! I have a few of these too but mine tend to be in the same area which doesn't help at all <G> Eliz On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:21 PM, Joyce <[email protected]> wrote: > Good morning: > > I have a situation and I am wondering if anyone have any suggestions on how > I might resolve it. > > This is the situation: > > I have many John Grants in my ancestry and as you can imagine it is not easy > working out who is who. > > How I resolved it. > This is how names have been entered > > John (Duldraeggan) Grant > John (1st of Corriemony) Grant > John (6th of Glenmoriston ) (Ian a Chragain) Grant > John (Mor) (1st of Glenmoriston) Grant > > This is only a small sampling but will give you the idea. > > My question. > > If I were to comply with the program's wish to remove all but "John Grant" > and put the rest under > "AKA" is there any way that I can make up a list of all the AKA's so that I > can quickly find the > the correct John Grant I might be looking for? Using a wife's name doesn't > work very well. > > Thanks > > Joyce Nagy > > 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 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
