On 11/04/2014 14:44, Alan Wakenhut wrote: > I gave up and used the sentence override for each child. I at first > thought that the shared event feature was a great time saver when > entering data from a census, except when the head of household used a > different name than the one designated as the proper name. > > I realized while doing the overrides that the first name for the > widow was different than her first name on the census. Her > designated name was Anna and the census used Annie. Also, some of > the children's names were different than the designated name. i.e.: > Nellie instead of Nathelia. Since I am a stickler for using the > data exactly as it was reported in the record, I am starting to have > my doubts about using the shared events anymore. Now I have to > determine if I have to change the first names for the other members > of the family in all of the shared events I have entered.
I really don't see what the problem is. The forename and surname I assign to a person is how they are referred to all through my file and any Report in which they are mentioned. In the case of a Census I list the details as written in the Census in the Desc field and list the household members in the Notes, using their forenames and designated surnames. (eg "... Joe Bloggs, his wife Jane Doe and their son John Bloggs." In the case of, for example, a John Bloggs's birth being registered I will record that this was done by "his mother Jane Doe". On both these instances the Source Citation will include exactly what is written on the relevant document - in the case of the person registering a birth, this will include the mother's married surname. If anyone wants to track back from a Shared Event to the original document they are going to use the details from the Source Citation to do this. not the Event Sentence so there would be no difficulty, even if a woman is listed by a variant of her forename and her married surname (mis-spelled or otherwise). -- Jenny M Benson 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
