Genealogy is about biology. If she is the daughter of the couple, then enter her as such. If she was born before the parents married, so be it. And, enter her name as she was named.
At 2002/05/01 09:08 PM, you wrote: >Hi >I wondered how I might add a daughter born to a couple a year before they >married. >They gave her the mothers maiden name. Do I just enter her under the couple >ie after they married, and give the daughter the maiden name of the mother. >Father John Cotton, Mother Ann Hopkinson >It would then read in childrens list like >Ann Hopkinson >John cotton >William Cotton >James cotton >Is this okay or should I enter her to Ann as an unmarried mother. This >however would not list John the 'real' father as being her father. Leaving >her under Hopkinson would list him as the father? >Thanks for any clues. >Ta >Gwen > >To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > >Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp C.G. Ouimet Kingston, Ontario To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
