On 08-Aug-19 11:26 AM, Jim wrote:
My son was single, living common-law, when she conceived. They separated
before the child was born. The child took the mother's last name. My son
financially raised the child, who is now a teenager. He calls my son 'dad',
and they do many things together.
My son has since married a different person, and they have 2 children.
My question....how do I list the boy born out of wedlock?
You can add the boy's mother as a non-married partner of your son, and
then add the boy as a child of that couple. When you are looking at
your son and his wife as a couple, the boy will appear as a
half-offspring of that couple.
In Family View, with your son's record open, click on the first icon on
the left under his details. If you hover your mouse pointer over this
icon, you will see it's labelled Spouses. It will open a screen where
you can add a "wife" to your son, or add a new "wife" if you have
already entered your son's legal wife.
When you enter the lady's details you will be led to a Marriage Screen
where you can tick a box to show that the couple never married. Again
in Family View, with your son and the child's mother showing as a couple
(if his wife is showing, click his Spouse icon and select the other
lady) add their son.
I hope that's clear enough, but don't hesitate to come back.
By the way, if you open the Help menu, then select Help Index, among the
offerings on the right side of the screen you will see Tutorial Lessons.
I found these invaluable when I was new to Legacy. Also, if you go to
https://familytreewebinars.com/legacyfamilytree
you will find numerous webinars on using Legacy, many of which are aimed
at the more inexperienced user.
--
Jenny M Benson
http://jennygenes.blogspot.co.uk/
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