I use "N.N." = "Nomen Nescio" = latin for "I don't know the name". It's useful for first name, last name, male and female.
Willy Weckx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Carneal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 6:31 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Spouse last name unknown- how do some of you handle it? > I have received a plot out that appears to fit my family so far. There is > one problem- the author of this plot-out sometimes used only the first name > as a person's last name when he did not know the last name. I assume he did > this to avoid having a lot of "Unknown" for the last name. If there are a > lot, after a certain point, it does get confusing. > > How do some of you enter people with unknown names in such a fashion that > the word "Unknown" is hardly ever used? Anyone have a strategy for this? I'd > love to be able to see a last name, be able to see that it means "unknown" > and to whom it applies in most cases. > > Feel free to write me directly. > > Thank you. > > Robert Carneal > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > 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 find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
