Thanks for all the advice. In fact, as the only problem is when printing descendant reports (because I, my sister and our descendants are then duplicated), I have now unlinked us both from the second marriage, but put a note under our stepfather's name to the effect that he adopted us and put a similar note on each of our marriage records to explain why we married under a different surname from that we were born with.
That seems to sort it. On 23 February 2012 06:41, Brian/Support <[email protected]> wrote: > Jenny, > > You should NEVER enter the same person twice in the database. Imagine > the difficulty of remembering to update each one when you find new data > for them. > > The correct way to show a person as a child of more than one set of > parents is to LINK the child to the two sets of parents. Once they are > properly linked then you can identify the relationship to the father and > relationship to the mother for each set of parents. > Select the child that has both biological and adoptive or step parents > Note which set of parents are currently shown > Click on the parent icon below the individual > The list of parents will appear > If you know the other set of parents are already in the file click the > Link to Existing Parents button > The Marriage list will open and you can select the second set of parents. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > [email protected] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > We are changing the world of genealogy! > When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. > Thanks. > > On 22/02/2012 2:03 PM, Jenny M Benson wrote: >> On 22/02/2012 16:45, Elizabeth wrote: >>> My father died when I was a child and when my mother re-married, my >>> sister (but not my brothers) were adopted by our stepfather. >>> I have this link on the family tree but I cannot find any way of >>> omitting my sister and myself from reports. >>> >>> I tried setting us to private under the second marriage but Legacy >>> made us private everywhere. >>> >>> I think it might be easier to delete us from the second marriage >>> altogether and simply mention the fact that we were adopted (with the >>> subsequent name change) in the general notes. However, I am reluctant >>> to delete myself from the second marriage in case I disappear >>> altogether. Should this be an 'unlink' situation? >>> >> >> As far as I know there is no way to show children as both the product of >> one marriage (or relationship) AND as the (adopted) product of another >> marriage unless you enter them into the database twice. Step-children >> can be shown as such under the marriage of their parent and step-parent >> and will not appear as descendants of the step-parent. An adopted child >> is generally considered to be as much part of the family as a >> blood-related child, so most people would want the to appear in Reports, >> albeit with the child status set to Adopted. Your only choice would >> seem to be to unlink yourself and your sister from your mother& >> step-father's marriage and only show yourselves, if at all, as >> step-children. >> >> > > > > 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 > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > -- - - - - - - - Elizabeth researching ALLAMBRIDGE (Dorset, Somerset and anywhere else they might turn up) 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
