Hi Richard,
Re searching for Mary Smith -
Here's a suggestion of another alternative, that works for me. I can't take
credit for it though. I learned it from a dear friend.
Given name - Mary (spouse of John
Surname - Smith)
On the marriage record it shows as Mary (spouse of John Smith).
Because there is no paren at the beginning of the surname, in the name list
it appears with the other Smith names, but at the end of the Smith list.
Thus all of the Smith wives with unknown maiden surnames are grouped
together.
If I want to know all of the women without known maiden names, I can search
on "spouse".
Also, the use of the AKA helps. I learned about that thanks to listers.
For the AKA she would be
Given name - Mary
Surname - Smith
Suffix - Mrs.
That way I know immediately the marriage status of the AKA and it works
regardless of whether I know the maiden name. .
I know what you mean about changing the records one at a time. I have
almost 5000 marriages, so I can only gradually add the AKA. I've been
tagging the marriage as I do them to keep track of where I am.
Shirley
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