I put in Female or Male. On Mar 27, 2015 10:25 AM, "Don Quigley" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Some of the recent messages have prompted this more general question I > have about how to enter “names” for unknown persons in Legacy, particularly > for persons with no known given or surname. This situation typically > arises for a female with no known surname, for whom I have information > about her parents that I want to record and have in the database when (if) > I find the missing names. I also need parents for siblings to be linked, > even if their surnames are unknown. > > > > I have always used ??? as the unknown given and/or surname for a person. > Legacy warns me against doing so, but allows me to do it. However, if I > leave both fields blank, Legacy will prevent me from saving the person. > > > > For me, ??? seems to work well, but I’ve often wondered why does Legacy > (and other geneaology sources) warn against the use of a questionmark in a > name? Are they just referring to the practice of trying to show > uncertainty about a name – i.e., John Smith?. I don’t do that. > > > > Donald Quigley > > Escondido, CA > > Quigley Doyle Family Tree > > http://www.donquigley.net > > > > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
