Leo, Just my opinion, I can only tell you what I would do in this situation…. Ewen would be entered as his birth name (main name on the Individual View)
Evan would be entered as an AKA (with sources showing this version in the records) and I would also add a blurb in the notes area if I knew for a fact that he changed his name and preferred this spelling. I would want it in the notes so that others would have this information too. I would like to have some sort of confirmation such as “Ewen’s sister Lizzie states that Ewen changed the spelling of his name to Evan after being in Canada for a few years.” And then I would have Lizzie’s interview as my source. OR, a great source would be documents that Ewen signed himself, especially if you have older, Scottish records with the original spelling and then newer Canadian records with the new spelling. The key here is Ewen's signature in his own hand. I would caution against assuming he preferred Evan as the spelling just because you found that spelling more often in the Canadian records. Ivan, Ewon, and Ewan would be entered as AKAs as long as I have records that actually have these spellings to use as source. This is very much personal preference. My only suggestion is that whatever you do, do it consistently :) Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.LegacyFamilyTree.com From: lio . [mailto:likeitouts...@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 5:51 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] When to use AKAs Thanks to everyone for your replies. I'm still fuzzy on it though. A Scottish ancestor's birth name was Ewen, but after a few years in Canada he started going by Evan. So, I entered "Evan" as an AKA. Often he on documents he is recorded as "Ivan". He never signs Ivan, but others (perhaps having trouble with his Scottish accent) would record him as Ivan. 1. Would you record Ivan as an AKA? He never went by it, but was often recorded as it. 2. What about the times Ewen was recorded as "Ewan or Ewon". Spelling mistakes. Would you record Ewan and Ewon as an AKA? Sorry for asking my question again, but had to use some personal examples for better understanding. Leo > From: singh...@erols.com > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] When to use AKAs > Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 15:28:50 -0500 > > You could be right, of course. > > Cheryl > > > CE WOOD wrote: > > The main reason for me to use many AKAs is the same as an > > earlier poster - so I can find information about someone > > when that person is referred to by one of his sometimes many > > AKAs. When searching the index of a book, say, knowing all > > the names a person has been called (not being funny here), > > makes it possible to know if that person has been mentioned > > in the book. > > > > For me, with thousands of medieval and earlier individuals, > > people were often a duke of this, an earl of that, a comet > > od the other, etc. The women too. These titles changed too; > > some were added, some were taken away by a king, then > > restored; some were called differently depending whether the > > author was Italian, French, Welsh, etc. > > > > Here's one with only a few AKAs that are very relevant when > > searching: > > > > England, AEthelwulf, King of > > Wessex, AEthelwulf, King of England and > > West Saxons, AEthelwulf, King of > > > > > > And then the women: > > > > Northumberland, AEthelreda of > > Allerdale, AEthelreda of > > Dunbar, AEthelreda of > > Dunbar, Octreda of > > Northumbria, Uchtreda of > > > > Northumbria, Sibyl Björnsdóttir of > > Bearsson, Sibylla > > Northumbria, AElfled of > > Northumbria, Suben Björnsdóttir of > > > > Don't get me listing all the Welsh and Celtic AKAs that you > > need to research any one individual in those lands! > > > > While I'm working on someone, I remember that, say, that: > > > > Clare, Gilbert the Red de > > -was also known as- > > > > Gloucester, 6th Earl Gilbert the Red de Clare, of > > -as well as- > > > > Hertford, 7th Earl Gilbert the Red de Clare, of > > > > > > But when I'm working on someone else, I may have forgotten, > > so when I come upon reference to the 6th Earl of Gloucester > > or the 7th Earl of Hertford, I can find out by a simple > > search of my index if this is someone I want know more about. > > > > I also use AKAs to have French royalty, say, listed together > > in the index with an AKA of France even if she had a last > > name. Of course, many of those were not known by a last > > name, she would be known as Marguerite of France, say. > > > > As far as that goes, the Plantagenets were never known as > > Plantagenets. That is a fabricated last name to help us. > > Edmund, Earl of Cambridge was also known as Edmund of > > Langley, as Edmund, Duke of York, but not as Edmund > > Plantagenet. It helps us to put in that he was the 1st Duke > > of York and to use Plantagenet as a last name, but > > Plantagenet of actually an AKA. > > > > All of this says nothing about the fact that English > > spelling was not standardized until the 1800s, American > > English even later. Read any early English or American wills > > for examples of spelling variations of the same word within > > the same document. > > > > To sum up, AKAs make research easier. What you want to put > > in your reports depends on your audience. > > > > > > CE > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, Carolyn > > > > > From: singh...@erols.com > > > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] When to use AKAs > > > Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:16:42 -0500 > > > > > > And, if one does NOT print them on reports, one will be > > > answering questions of the "But the name's wrong on that > > > deed" variety. > > > > > > And, recording 36 different AKAs on 200 different people > > > gets a bit tricky too as one deliberates on whether one > > > includes qwsrf on father and both sons when it has been > > > spotted only father and one son. > > > > > > Then too why bother inputting something you don't want to > > > output? > > > > > > Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: > > > > I was going to say “good point†to Cheryl’s > > comment but your > > > > response is even “gooderâ€Â. Legacy makes these > > things all so > > > > flexible for the user. Just gotta love a program that > > does that! > > > > > > > > *From:*CE WOOD [mailto:wood...@msn.com] > > > > *Sent:* Thursday, January 09, 2014 12:01 PM > > > > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > > > > *Subject:* RE: [LegacyUG] When to use AKAs > > > > > > > > But whether AKAs print in reports is up to you because > > it is > > > > an option. > > > > > > > > > > > > CE > > > > > > > >> From: singh...@erols.com <mailto:singh...@erols.com> > > > >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > > > > <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> > > > >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] When to use AKAs > > > >> Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 14:22:23 -0500 > > > >> > > > >> Brian/Support wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > recorded in the source transcription but the AKA is a > > > > more visible place > > > >> > to see that somewhere his name was recorded with that > > > > transcription error. > > > >> > > > >> Do I actually /want/ 36 variant surname spellings to be > > > >> "more visible" in reports that cover 328 people would be a > > > >> question to consider, though. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Cheryl > > > > > > > > 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). 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