I like your idea Ron. Daphne Eze
On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 6:45 AM, Ron Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > This is an area that has not been programmed into Legacy (yet). It would > be nice if the marriage record had a numberic field to record how many > children were from the union. It could default to -1 to indicate that the > value was never set. If the "number of children" is not -1, then the > computer could tally the actual number in the database and compare it with > the expected count to produce a Potential Problem alert. A zero should > coincide with "This couple had no children" being checked. A census shows > that there were 7 children with 4 living but the database only has > 3...alert, 4 children are probably missing. An obituary shows 5 children > but 6 are in the database...alert, more children recorded than source > indicates. Many other combinations could be detected but the obvious one > is the situation described by Brett in this thread. If the Legacy user > does not want to use the feature, it would just be left at the default and > bypassed by reports and exports. > Ron Taylor > > > On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 6:31 AM, Jess <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I list them as Morgan Child 1 of 6, 2 of 6, etc. > > If there are multiple marriages or parent groups (ie divorce, etc) I put > Morgan Xx Child 1 of 6. Where XX is the parent that would be most uncertain > to someone else. > > Example: > Ambrose Morgan had 6 children. > 2 by Mary > 3 by Jane > 1 by Sarah > > I list them under Ambrose and proper mother group, and they show up as: > Mary's Child 1 of 2 of 6 > Mary's Child 2 of 2 of 6 > Jane's Child 1 of 3 of 6 > > If I know sex or any other identifiers I put that too. > I have one family that has two sets of stillborn infants. They are listed > as > Twin Set 1 of 2 Child 1 > Twin Set 1 of 2 Child 2 > > Jessica Morgan > > On Jul 30, 2014, at 6:40 AM, blrrcn <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have several families where I know there were other children but don't > have a name as they died young or I just don't know the name. Depending on > the circumstances: > If i know the sex, I list them as Son, daughter (last name) or just > Child (last name) if I don't know the sex. > If there's several children I would name them "3 children". I would also > include estimated B & D dates. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Brett McL Robinson > Date:07/30/2014 5:07 AM (GMT-05:00) > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LegacyUG] Children > > I have been adding family details and have several families where my > source (a descendant of one of the families) has merely noted the number of > children, with no names. I am tempted to ignore the number, but realise > that it would be useful to note it with the family to help as a check in > the future. Is there any way to add a number to the family records that > will show up in the children display? > > I tried adding an unknown gender child named "Given: 4 children > (Colin+Karen)" (for example), and wonder if anyone has tried this or > something like it and can report on its success or limitations. This > "child" would be over-written when the "last" child was added. > > -- > Cheers, Brett > > B McL Robinson > Tel +64 7 856 6582, 0277 500 714, fax +64 7 856 6582, Skype AB1252 > PO Box 1252, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > <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 > <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com > <http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/>). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > <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 > <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com > <http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/>). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > <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/[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 > > > > > 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 > 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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