This is my approach. In the absence of a name Legacy sometimes adds a non-person called “Unknownâ€. To distinguish from this, I usually put “not known“ in lower case in the given name field.
· a second marriage but you don’t know who the first spouse was - put “not known†(all lower case) as a given name · people known to be siblings but don’t know either of the parents - put surname (same as siblings) for father only, put mother as "not known" or leave her blank · mother and children but don’t know the father - put “not known†as father’s given name (not surname) so as not to compromise the children’s usual surname · father and children but no mother – either leave mother blank or put “not known†as her given name. These people are not “unknown†– it’s just that at this time I do not yet know their names. I realise this hides some of the searches for missing information but you can find these not known "people" and the parts of the family that you already know from a Given Name sort of the Name List. Boyd If you have On 25/02/2014 10:16 a.m., R G Strong-genes wrote: > and on another note to add to the confusion. I kept searching for a > surname in my database that had been imported from someone else's > gedcom file. That surname that was unfamiliar to me and I wanted more > info! The surname was “UNKâ€! Until I realized that they had used this > surname for all their Unknown people! Just another reason that if you > don’t know what should be in the field then leave it blank as it can > be passed on to other researchers. > *From:* Dee <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, February 24, 2014 11:54 AM > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People > If you do a search at Ancestry.com for surname Unknown, you get > 366,381 hits! Imagine if someone used the work unknown in another > language, like Sconosciuto in Italian. You could spend your whole life > fruitlessly looking for the Sconosciuto relatives! > Dee > > > On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 9:39 PM, Susan Jones <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > 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 > > > -- > Russell G. Strong > P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy > program can be downloaded FREE at > http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/Articles.asp?ID=133&Click=1114 > Oh so many branches and not enough time to check out all the roots!!!. > Check out my Genealogy Pages at http://www.rgstrong-genes.com . > > > 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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com 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
