Just be careful while doing that. Not everyone will appreciate the entire world knowing his sibs call him "Tinkles". I've got an unlinked entry for some of these people -- "Tinkles Blatherheimer born in SEE George Marion BLATHERMEIMER" so I can find ol' Tink without risking him getting all hostile next time I see him. ;)
Cheryl Cathy Pinner wrote: > Alan, > > You can edit the wording for shared events either globally by > changing the sentence definitions or case by case with the sentence > override. The sentence override can use codes so may not need to be > different for every family member. > > Also, have you discovered quoted names? It may not do what you want > if you want to use the exact name in the source for every different > event but I find it invaluable. When you choose to use quoted name in > narrative then if you entered the name as Anne "Annie" then the > narrative would use Annie. In events for this to happen you need to > use the code [FirstHeShe] or [FirstName]. > > The quotes go around the name by which someone was generally known. > The unquoted part of the name is the legal name. > eg: I have a family who had three names. They weren't necessarily > known by their first name. Some not by any of their names. > So I enter eg: Robert Walter Cooper "Roy"; Ethel Mary Joyce "Joyce" > as the given names. > > I record in the census event notes the name used in the census enumeration. > > May be useful to you. > > That said, I haven't taken up shared events yet but I wasn't one of > the ones asking for them. > > Cathy > > > At 09:53 PM 11/04/2014, you wrote: >> Cheryl, >> >> At first I thought that you had a good idea in using "Samuel >> appeared in his mother's household ...", But, I have several >> cases where a couple is living with his father in law. If Legacy >> had allowed for us to edit the wording, Shared Events would be a >> great tool, but it looks like it will be easier to use the old >> method and enter the data for each person, as we did in 7.5. >> >> Al >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: singhals [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 9:15 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Shared Event uses maiden name instead of married name >> >> Ummm, IMO your problem was well-stated first time. >> >> Since I haven't used the Shared Event feature, I'm wondering why #3 >> doesn't read : >> "Samuel appeared in his mother's household ...", a formulation that >> would accommodate the facts, your preferences, and standard >> Genealogical practice? >> >> Cheryl >> >> >> Alan Wakenhut wrote: >>> I should have explained my problem better. >>> >>> When using the "Shared Event" for a residence, with the census as >> a source, the widow's married name was Anna Zatkoff, (maiden name - >> Kazadowiew). The 1940 census gives her name as Anna Zatkoff, which >> is what the narrative report should show for her children. But as >> you will see below in #3& #5, it lists Anna's name as >> Kazadowiew. The report should show her name as it appears in the census. >>> >>> I don't expect this to happen automatically and am more than >> happy to make a manual change to show her married name. My >> question is how can I manually make the change? I realize that I >> can manually enter the specific wording for each of Anna's 9 >> children, but would really like to use the "shared event" feature. >>> >>> >>> Samuel ZATKOFF [205], son of Maxim ZATKOFF and Anna KAZADOWIEW, was >>> born on 10 Feb >>> 1920 in Cokeburg, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, was baptized in >>> Mariana, , Pennsylvania, USA, and died on 29 Sep >>> 1993 at age 73. >>> Noted events in his life were: >>> 1. He was Orthodox. >>> 2. He has conflicting birth information of Bet 1919 and 1920 and >> Pennsylvania, USA. >>> 3. Samuel appeared in the household of Anna KAZADOWIEW in a census on >>> 1 Apr 1930 in North Bethlehem, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA. >>> 4. Samuel attended school prior to 1 Apr 1930. >>> 5. He was an occupant at the residence of Anna KAZADOWIEW on 1 Apr >>> 1930 in North Bethlehem, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA. >>> 6. He had a residence on 29 Sep 1993 in Porter, Porter, Indiana, USA. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Kurt Kneeland [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 6:52 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Shared Event uses maiden name instead of >>> married name >>> >>> You can definitely use the shared event. However, her primary >> name will remain her birth name, so in the Census Event, you will >> need to say something like "listed as" with her name as listed in >> the census and perhaps stating "widow". I do this for anyone who >> isn't listed under their birth name unless it's an obvious very >> minor variation. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Alan Wakenhut [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 2:26 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Shared Event uses maiden name instead of >>> married name >>> >>> In other words, you are saying that I can't use the shared event >> feature for a widow as head of household. The problem isn't in the >> wording for her event, but her maiden name shows up in the census >> and residence events for her children. The census form shows her >> married name and that is the way it should be recorded in Legacy. >>> >>> I suggest that you add an option to change the name as it is >> appears for other family members in shared events. >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Brian/Support [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 12:37 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Shared Event uses maiden name instead of >>> married name >>> >>> If it is an individual event for her you cannot have Legacy use a >> married surname. Individual events always use the surname of the >> person, after all she may have had more than one husband and how >> would Legacy know which marriage to use for the surname. For the >> same reason you cannot try to have an individual event use a spouse >> name, if you try Legacy will just use the person's name. >>> >>> Brian >>> Customer Support >>> Millennia Corporation >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com >>> >>> On 10/04/2014 11:58 AM, Alan Wakenhut wrote: >>>> If the head of a household is a widow, the shared event for her >> children shows her maiden name. How can I make it show her married name? >>>> >>>> Thank you, Al 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). 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