One thing I did not see mentioned is that in the "Name" list of people in your data, you can select the option to use the husband's surname as a second entry for the wife. Then you can find the wife with her "married" name. I keep that option set most of the time. I remember many people by their given name but not by their surname or married name, so I use the given name fairly often to find people in my data. Having the married name for wives is a big help.
I do not see any need to have "Jane Doe as an AKA". Jay ==================== On 2/24/2014 6:05 AM, Michele/Support wrote: > > Susan, > > I simply leave the surname blank. If I have a census record, for > example, where John Doe and Jane Doe are a married couple, I put John > Doe, his wife is simply Jane and then I put Jane Doe as an AKA. > > Michele > > Technical Support > > mich...@legacyfamilytree.com <mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> > > www.LegacyFamilyTree.com <http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com> > > *From:* Susan Jones [mailto:scjo...@optusnet.com.au] > *Sent:* Monday, February 24, 2014 12:40 AM > *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People > > What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you > don’t know? > > I have many where I have the father’s full name and his wife’s first > name only. > > Many thanks > > Susan > > Researching; Pegrum, Aitchison, Rafferty, Armstrong, Crawford, > Haggis, Elliott, Foley, Whitelaw, Lewry, Mewburn, Riddell, Pearman, > > > > 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