'Unknown' as a given name tells it like it is ... as does 'Pratt-Wife' if the maiden name is unknown.
Bob On 3/14/2012 11:19 AM, Michele Lewis wrote: > I would put Richord Pratt and Richard Pratt in as aAKAs. In her main name > field I would put Mrs. Pratt [Pratt surname, Mrs. in the prefix field]. > This would be one of the rare time that I would put Mrs. Last Name in as a > main name but you have no other way. I am sure you have it all explained in > the notes. I think this is the best you can do for now. > > Michele > > > -----Original Message----- > From: britton...@comcast.net [mailto:britton...@comcast.net] > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 11:09 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Persons with only assumed/acquired surnames > > One of my lines has a Richard Pratt with a spouse Richord, per IGI and other > sources. Her PCC Will gives the true tale. She describes herself as > "Richard Pratt, widow", and her daughters by surname, e.g. "my daughter > Osmond". A collateral Pratt line was then nationally famous, Lords Chief > Justice and becoming the Earls and Marquesses of Camden, so she most probably > had pretensions to rural grandeur, styling herself and daughters by spouses > surnames. > > When faced with this about 8 years back, I punted, leaving "Richord" (as > placeholder) and the IGI source in Legacy, ignoring the daughters but putting > a reference to an external folder with the will copy and discussion. I'm now > having to revisit this having recently connected to a cousin needing the > whole line, and it's not obvious how to proceed. "Richord" is obviously > mistranscribed from Richard, so that needs correction. I have neither given > or surname for her. For her daughters, I have no given names, but reasonably > reliably their spouse's surnames. For their spouses, I have only their > presumed surnames. Any guesses as to the best way of entering this into > Legacy, given that my new cousin will probably propagate it into LDS and/or > Ancestry? > > Thanks > > kb > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > 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 > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > 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 > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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
