All children are linked to the marriage record of their parents. If the marriage record only has one spouse, then that's what you put in. A marriage record does not mean there is a marriage but a record which connects two people in an arrangement usually formalized by marriage. Sometimes the unknown spouse is entered as Given Names = "Unknown" until you discover what the name is. Ron Taylor
--- On Mon, 4/16/12, Georgia <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Georgia <[email protected]> > Subject: [LegacyUG] Link to mother only > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, April 16, 2012, 6:54 PM > I am working with the record of a > child (Edward) who appears in the 1880 > census with the name of his step-father (Dollings) so I > entered him as a > child of the marriage. However I was suspicious > because the step-dad > would have been much too young when he was born (mother is > older). > Following this lead I found a marriage record for the child > using his > mother's maiden name (Ford) as his surname and with his > step-dad > vouching for his age for the marriage. > > So, all other records for this child after the 1880 census > show him with > the surname Ford. I have unlinked him from the couple > and need to link > him to his mother only. How can I do this? > > I don't believe his mother was married (her death > certificate shows her > maiden name) when this child was born unless her husband had > the same > surname as her maiden name. > > Many thanks, > > Georgia > > > > 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 > > > 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
