The reason, I think, is that the only link between siblings is via
their parents. So if Fred is in the database, you can add Mary, say,
but there is no way of linking Mary to Fred. Instead, you link Fred to
a parent and Mary to a parent. If the two parents are the same
individual, then Fred and Mary are siblings.

So, the way around it is to enter a dummy name for the parent(s) "Fred
and Mary's father" or something. I just enter the father's surname,
assuming it is the same as the children's, and leave the Forename
field blank. Legacy will automatically enter the mother's name as
"Unknown", I think.Other people have different conventions. (There's a
lot of discussion on this in the archives).

Rob

On 6/18/05, Steve Silverman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> --- On Fri 06/17, Sven-Ove Westberg < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> 
> 
> > Why can I add a sibling to a person without first add some dummy parents
> > when the parents is unknown?
> 
> 
> You can't.
> 
> Steve
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