Thank you Helen. Harold was adopted when he was 8 years old. All of his subsequent school, marriage and adult records are under the name of Harold Murden. His children have the last name of Murden. I think, in this circumstance, that there should be the possibility of having a different preferred name in each family (biological/adoptive).
----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Joan, > In reports there is a choice you can make to "do not repeat duplicate lines" > or to that effect. However, in the Goodrich - Murden situation you > describe, I would be inclined to enter his name as Harold Goodrich, his > birth name with his biological parents and grandparents, with a note that > will show up in a prominent way, that he was adopted on (date and place) by > his grandparents ____ _______ and _______Murden, and at that time his name > was legally changed to Harold Murden. It's like a wife's name, her birth > name (maiden name) is retained for her birth event. Later changes are used > socially. (Some entries for the record: death certificate for Harold Murden > was recorded....., tombstone for Harold Murden, etc., etc.) His children, > if born after his adoption, would of course have the legal last name of > Murden. If you do it this way you do not need to show his names as > preferred. (my statement "his children, if born after his adoption" may > sound sort of ridiculous, but I actually had an uncle (my father's brother) > who was adopted at age 43). > Helen Allen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 2:16 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Adopting family members > > > > Sherry, > > I think you will find, if you try it out, that when the adoption is within > > the family there are some problems. > > 1. You can't have two names for the same person as the preferred name. > > [Harold was legally Harold Goodrich when he was the son of his biological > > mother Ida Murden and Peter Goodrich and should show up in that family > view > > with that name. His legal name was Harold Murden when he was adopted by > his > > grandparents, Henry and Agnes Murden and should show up in that family > view > > with that name.] > > 2. Harold and his descendants show up in descent reports as a child and a > > grandchild of Henry and Agnes, which is ok, but his descendants show up > > twice in succeeding generations. > > > > Similar problems happen with the adoption of a sibling's child. > > > > Joan Best > > > > > 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 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
