Re: [LegacyUG] AKA
I do the same thing. I enter the first name only, then the last name (example: Jane Doe). Then in the AKA box I may have Mary Jane Doe is that is her complete name and any other names by which she is known as well as a nickname if she is known by one. Roberta Schwalm On Sat, Mar 26, 2022 at 9:56 AM Juergen Amling wrote: > That’s why I always put the full name in the aka field, not only the > different first or last name but also the one that’s the same. Like Tom > Douglass I would also put Thomas Douglass, and Tom Douglas and Thomas > Douglass if I want to cover all versions. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 25, 2022, at 23:07, Ian Thomas wrote: > > > > Trivia, but perhaps useful to others? > > Something I should have checked / aware of – discovered only recently: > > I have a person Thomas DOUGLAS. At some time in his life in the 1800s, it > was recorded as DOUGLASS (double-S). That may have been the family-accepted > spelling forever, I’m not sure. > > > > But I had been entering the AKA in an incomplete way – eg, for this > person, I may have recorded an AKA as Tom (no surname in the addition), or > as DOUGLASS (no given names entered). > > When displaying Index view (I use Family and Index consistently) I was > surprised not to see his AKA name in full, in the Index view (Options set > to display it). > > > > So, I saw ~DOUGLASS, without his given name. Or Tom (no surname at > all). Not so useful. > > > > > > I.L. Thomas > > Western Australia 6100 > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA
That’s why I always put the full name in the aka field, not only the different first or last name but also the one that’s the same. Like Tom Douglass I would also put Thomas Douglass, and Tom Douglas and Thomas Douglass if I want to cover all versions. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 25, 2022, at 23:07, Ian Thomas wrote: > > > Trivia, but perhaps useful to others? > Something I should have checked / aware of – discovered only recently: > I have a person Thomas DOUGLAS. At some time in his life in the 1800s, it was > recorded as DOUGLASS (double-S). That may have been the family-accepted > spelling forever, I’m not sure. > > But I had been entering the AKA in an incomplete way – eg, for this person, I > may have recorded an AKA as Tom (no surname in the addition), or as DOUGLASS > (no given names entered). > When displaying Index view (I use Family and Index consistently) I was > surprised not to see his AKA name in full, in the Index view (Options set to > display it). > > So, I saw ~DOUGLASS, without his given name. Or Tom (no surname at all). > Not so useful. > > > I.L. Thomas > Western Australia 6100 > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
[LegacyUG] AKA
Trivia, but perhaps useful to others? Something I should have checked / aware of – discovered only recently: I have a person Thomas DOUGLAS. At some time in his life in the 1800s, it was recorded as DOUGLASS (double-S). That may have been the family-accepted spelling forever, I’m not sure. But I had been entering the AKA in an incomplete way – eg, for this person, I may have recorded an AKA as Tom (no surname in the addition), or as DOUGLASS (no given names entered). When displaying Index view (I use Family and Index consistently) I was surprised not to see his AKA name in full, in the Index view (Options set to display it). So, I saw ~DOUGLASS, without his given name. Or Tom (no surname at all). Not so useful. I.L. Thomas Western Australia 6100 -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports
Thanks, Linda. I’ve made a red margin note in my user manual; and the next time I’m stuck, I’ll sure give it a try. Helen From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Linda Greethurst Sent: 02 April 2019 14:00 To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Helen, Have you tried the File Maintainence > Check? So often that will clean up my gliches. Linda On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 7:12 AM Helen Whyte wrote: Thanks, Michele. I've tried the four steps, carefully, but no luck; on the first line of the report, for the Husband and the Wife, the first line still is 'AKA'; it was un-checked when I arrived at the 'Include' tab. I tried to check it; shut down the program; re-opened it; followed the four steps you prescribed and unchecked the alternate names box; New report appeared the same as the previous report. Is there anything else I could try? Thanks again for your help. Helen Whyte in Wales -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Michele Lewis Sent: 01 April 2019 19:39 To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Open the Family Group Report. Click the Report Options button. Make sure you are on the Include tab. Near the top of the left column Uncheck Alternate given and surnames. Michele Simmons Lewis, CGR Legacy Educator Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage mich...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Helen Whyte Sent: Monday, April 1, 2019 2:04 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Can someone tell me how to remove this 'Also Known As' from the top line of my Family Group Sheets? Thanks, for any help. Helen Whyte in Wales -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports
Thanks, Leon. I’ve checked and I’m up-to-date. But I’ve tried Michele’s ‘reset’ advice and it worked a charm. Happy Days . . . Helen Whyte From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Leon Chapman Sent: 02 April 2019 13:33 To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports It works for me using L9.0.0.282 – the latest version. Check your version under the Legacy Home Tab to make sure you have the above version. If not, then update to the latest version. Leon Chapman Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Helen Whyte <mailto:hlb.wa...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 5:11 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Thanks, Michele. I've tried the four steps, carefully, but no luck; on the first line of the report, for the Husband and the Wife, the first line still is 'AKA'; it was un-checked when I arrived at the 'Include' tab. I tried to check it; shut down the program; re-opened it; followed the four steps you prescribed and unchecked the alternate names box; New report appeared the same as the previous report. Is there anything else I could try? Thanks again for your help. Helen Whyte in Wales -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Michele Lewis Sent: 01 April 2019 19:39 To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Open the Family Group Report. Click the Report Options button. Make sure you are on the Include tab. Near the top of the left column Uncheck Alternate given and surnames. Michele Simmons Lewis, CGR Legacy Educator Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage mich...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Helen Whyte Sent: Monday, April 1, 2019 2:04 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Can someone tell me how to remove this 'Also Known As' from the top line of my Family Group Sheets? Thanks, for any help. Helen Whyte in Wales -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports
A million THANKS, Michele. That worked a charm! My very best, Helen Whyte in Wales -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Michele Lewis Sent: 01 April 2019 19:39 To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Open the Family Group Report. Click the Report Options button. Make sure you are on the Include tab. Near the top of the left column Uncheck Alternate given and surnames. Michele Simmons Lewis, CGR Legacy Educator Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage mich...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Helen Whyte Sent: Monday, April 1, 2019 2:04 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Can someone tell me how to remove this 'Also Known As' from the top line of my Family Group Sheets? Thanks, for any help. Helen Whyte in Wales -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports
Helen, Have you tried the File Maintainence > Check? So often that will clean up my gliches. Linda On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 7:12 AM Helen Whyte wrote: > Thanks, Michele. I've tried the four steps, carefully, but no luck; on the > first line of the report, for the Husband and the Wife, the first line > still > is 'AKA'; it was un-checked when I arrived at the 'Include' tab. I tried > to > check it; shut down the program; re-opened it; followed the four steps you > prescribed and unchecked the alternate names box; New report appeared the > same as the previous report. Is there anything else I could try? Thanks > again for your help. > > Helen Whyte in Wales > > -Original Message- > From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On > Behalf Of Michele Lewis > Sent: 01 April 2019 19:39 > To: 'Legacy User Group' > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports > > Open the Family Group Report. Click the Report Options button. Make sure > you > are on the Include tab. Near the top of the left column Uncheck Alternate > given and surnames. > > > Michele Simmons Lewis, CGR > Legacy Educator > Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage > mich...@legacyfamilytree.com > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ > > > From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf > Of > Helen Whyte > Sent: Monday, April 1, 2019 2:04 PM > To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports > > Can someone tell me how to remove this 'Also Known As' from the top line of > my Family Group Sheets? Thanks, for any help. > > Helen Whyte in Wales > > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports
It works for me using L9.0.0.282 – the latest version. Check your version under the Legacy Home Tab to make sure you have the above version. If not, then update to the latest version. Leon Chapman Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Helen Whyte Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 5:11 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Thanks, Michele. I've tried the four steps, carefully, but no luck; on the first line of the report, for the Husband and the Wife, the first line still is 'AKA'; it was un-checked when I arrived at the 'Include' tab. I tried to check it; shut down the program; re-opened it; followed the four steps you prescribed and unchecked the alternate names box; New report appeared the same as the previous report. Is there anything else I could try? Thanks again for your help. Helen Whyte in Wales -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Michele Lewis Sent: 01 April 2019 19:39 To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Open the Family Group Report. Click the Report Options button. Make sure you are on the Include tab. Near the top of the left column Uncheck Alternate given and surnames. Michele Simmons Lewis, CGR Legacy Educator Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage mich...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Helen Whyte Sent: Monday, April 1, 2019 2:04 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Can someone tell me how to remove this 'Also Known As' from the top line of my Family Group Sheets? Thanks, for any help. Helen Whyte in Wales -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports
Helen, Open the Family Group Report. Click the RESET button over near the bottom right. Now uncheck that box again. Clicking the reset button will clear everything out and start over from scratch in case something gets hung up. Michele Simmons Lewis, CGR Legacy Educator Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Helen Whyte Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 8:11 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Thanks, Michele. I've tried the four steps, carefully, but no luck; on the first line of the report, for the Husband and the Wife, the first line still is 'AKA'; it was un-checked when I arrived at the 'Include' tab. I tried to check it; shut down the program; re-opened it; followed the four steps you prescribed and unchecked the alternate names box; New report appeared the same as the previous report. Is there anything else I could try? Thanks again for your help. Helen Whyte in Wales -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Michele Lewis Sent: 01 April 2019 19:39 To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Open the Family Group Report. Click the Report Options button. Make sure you are on the Include tab. Near the top of the left column Uncheck Alternate given and surnames. Michele Simmons Lewis, CGR Legacy Educator Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage mich...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Helen Whyte Sent: Monday, April 1, 2019 2:04 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Can someone tell me how to remove this 'Also Known As' from the top line of my Family Group Sheets? Thanks, for any help. Helen Whyte in Wales -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports
Thanks, Michele. I've tried the four steps, carefully, but no luck; on the first line of the report, for the Husband and the Wife, the first line still is 'AKA'; it was un-checked when I arrived at the 'Include' tab. I tried to check it; shut down the program; re-opened it; followed the four steps you prescribed and unchecked the alternate names box; New report appeared the same as the previous report. Is there anything else I could try? Thanks again for your help. Helen Whyte in Wales -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Michele Lewis Sent: 01 April 2019 19:39 To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Open the Family Group Report. Click the Report Options button. Make sure you are on the Include tab. Near the top of the left column Uncheck Alternate given and surnames. Michele Simmons Lewis, CGR Legacy Educator Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage mich...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Helen Whyte Sent: Monday, April 1, 2019 2:04 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Can someone tell me how to remove this 'Also Known As' from the top line of my Family Group Sheets? Thanks, for any help. Helen Whyte in Wales -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports
Open the Family Group Report. Click the Report Options button. Make sure you are on the Include tab. Near the top of the left column Uncheck Alternate given and surnames. Michele Simmons Lewis, CGR Legacy Educator Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage mich...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Helen Whyte Sent: Monday, April 1, 2019 2:04 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports Can someone tell me how to remove this 'Also Known As' from the top line of my Family Group Sheets? Thanks, for any help. Helen Whyte in Wales -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
[LegacyUG] AKA on Family Group Reports
Can someone tell me how to remove this 'Also Known As' from the top line of my Family Group Sheets? Thanks, for any help. Helen Whyte in Wales -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA - can the Legacy Hints use them effectively?
Pete I would have the same preference as you – birth name, then add the AKA given names (Edward George) and the familiar Eddie. Really, what I was asking was whether Legacy software when searching for “Hints”, in whichever targets I had selected for Hints, would use the AKA as well as the birth names. If it does NOT, then I would keep 2 separate individuals (RIN would be distinct). Parents, siblings would be “common”. Fortunately, this individual kept his surname the same. Ian Thomas Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Pete Sent: Wednesday, 20 March 2019 5:17 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA - can the Legacy Hints use them effectively? Ian, I have seen some of the type entries: Adam [Eddie, Edward] Addam/Eddie/Edward Adam I prefer using the Birth name and then add the “called” names as an AKA. I have several such occurnace and Pete Beatty From: LegacyUserGroup mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com>> On Behalf Of Chris Hill Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 10:57 AM To: Legacy User Group mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA - can the Legacy Hints use them effectively? Hi Your question is whether to two people are actually one person. If you believe that they are then you should merge them and document your decision. It is not uncommon for people to have multiple names, quite often as a nickname or because the family decided to use a different name. Regards Chris From my Motorola G6+ On Tue, 19 Mar 2019, 13:56 Ian Thomas, mailto:il.tho...@outlook.com>> wrote: This is a question about how Legacy software uses an individual’s AKA entries, but I need to explain with a preface. For a year or so I have wondered how to resolve this problem with an ancestor who changed his given names at some time between 1896 and 1900, when he moved from Melbourne to Cape Colony, South Africa. Online (and still remaining) there are some family trees that list 2 members of the same family, with Identical birth date (ie, twins). That has been proven to be incorrect. BDM registration information doesn’t support that and I don’t believe the records were lost. He was born Adam James Douglass LANDELLS in 1876. In 1882, on a younger brother’s birth certificate, his mother lists all children and he is “Eddie”, aged 6. There is an 1896 Police Gazette report of his deserting his illegitimate child – he is named and described: Edward Landells, correct age, same suburb. In 1900, he marries in South Africa as Edward George LANDELLS - and there are numerous records of children born with father’s name Edward George LANDELLS. Documents in the possession of the next generations of those children give his exact date of birth as is known in Australia, for the Adam James Douglass LANDELLS above. And for this Edward George, various Australian connections are known and documented in South Africa and have been seen by still-living descendants. Until now, I have found it convenient to retain 2 individuals within that part of the Landells family – they are (I believe) the same person, same birth date, different names (and the Legacy Hints make use of those data and connections). The “Adam” has no wife or children; the “Edward” has wife, children. Question: should I retain the “Adam” individual (RIN 1303), and amalgamate all the “Edward” family connections and add an AKA – then delete the “Edward” individual (RIN 1304) ? Ian Thomas Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com<mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA - can the Legacy Hints use them effectively?
Ian, I have seen some of the type entries: Adam [Eddie, Edward] Addam/Eddie/Edward Adam I prefer using the Birth name and then add the “called” names as an AKA. I have several such occurnace and Pete Beatty From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Chris Hill Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 10:57 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA - can the Legacy Hints use them effectively? Hi Your question is whether to two people are actually one person. If you believe that they are then you should merge them and document your decision. It is not uncommon for people to have multiple names, quite often as a nickname or because the family decided to use a different name. Regards Chris >From my Motorola G6+ On Tue, 19 Mar 2019, 13:56 Ian Thomas, mailto:il.tho...@outlook.com> > wrote: This is a question about how Legacy software uses an individual’s AKA entries, but I need to explain with a preface. For a year or so I have wondered how to resolve this problem with an ancestor who changed his given names at some time between 1896 and 1900, when he moved from Melbourne to Cape Colony, South Africa. Online (and still remaining) there are some family trees that list 2 members of the same family, with Identical birth date (ie, twins). That has been proven to be incorrect. BDM registration information doesn’t support that and I don’t believe the records were lost. He was born Adam James Douglass LANDELLS in 1876. In 1882, on a younger brother’s birth certificate, his mother lists all children and he is “Eddie”, aged 6. There is an 1896 Police Gazette report of his deserting his illegitimate child – he is named and described: Edward Landells, correct age, same suburb. In 1900, he marries in South Africa as Edward George LANDELLS - and there are numerous records of children born with father’s name Edward George LANDELLS. Documents in the possession of the next generations of those children give his exact date of birth as is known in Australia, for the Adam James Douglass LANDELLS above. And for this Edward George, various Australian connections are known and documented in South Africa and have been seen by still-living descendants. Until now, I have found it convenient to retain 2 individuals within that part of the Landells family – they are (I believe) the same person, same birth date, different names (and the Legacy Hints make use of those data and connections). The “Adam” has no wife or children; the “Edward” has wife, children. Question: should I retain the “Adam” individual (RIN 1303), and amalgamate all the “Edward” family connections and add an AKA – then delete the “Edward” individual (RIN 1304) ? Ian Thomas Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA - can the Legacy Hints use them effectively?
Hi Your question is whether to two people are actually one person. If you believe that they are then you should merge them and document your decision. It is not uncommon for people to have multiple names, quite often as a nickname or because the family decided to use a different name. Regards Chris >From my Motorola G6+ On Tue, 19 Mar 2019, 13:56 Ian Thomas, wrote: > This is a question about how Legacy software uses an individual’s AKA > entries, but I need to explain with a preface. > > > > For a year or so I have wondered how to resolve this problem with an > ancestor who changed his given names at some time between 1896 and 1900, > when he moved from Melbourne to Cape Colony, South Africa. Online (and > still remaining) there are some family trees that list 2 members of the > same family, with Identical birth date (ie, twins). That has been proven to > be incorrect. BDM registration information doesn’t support that and I > don’t believe the records were lost. > > > > He was born Adam James Douglass LANDELLS in 1876. In 1882, on a younger > brother’s birth certificate, his mother lists all children and he is > “Eddie”, aged 6. There is an 1896 Police Gazette report of his deserting > his illegitimate child – he is named and described: Edward Landells, > correct age, same suburb. > > > > In 1900, he marries in South Africa as Edward George LANDELLS - and there > are numerous records of children born with father’s name Edward George > LANDELLS. Documents in the possession of the next generations of those > children give his exact date of birth as is known in Australia, for the > Adam James Douglass LANDELLS above. And for this Edward George, various > Australian connections are known and documented in South Africa and have > been seen by still-living descendants. > > > > Until now, I have found it convenient to retain 2 individuals within that > part of the Landells family – they are (I believe) the same person, same > birth date, different names (and the Legacy Hints make use of those data > and connections). The “Adam” has no wife or children; the “Edward” has > wife, children. > > > > Question: should I retain the “Adam” individual (RIN 1303), and amalgamate > all the “Edward” family connections and add an AKA – then delete the > “Edward” individual (RIN 1304) ? > > > > Ian Thomas > > Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
[LegacyUG] AKA - can the Legacy Hints use them effectively?
This is a question about how Legacy software uses an individual's AKA entries, but I need to explain with a preface. For a year or so I have wondered how to resolve this problem with an ancestor who changed his given names at some time between 1896 and 1900, when he moved from Melbourne to Cape Colony, South Africa. Online (and still remaining) there are some family trees that list 2 members of the same family, with Identical birth date (ie, twins). That has been proven to be incorrect. BDM registration information doesn't support that and I don't believe the records were lost. He was born Adam James Douglass LANDELLS in 1876. In 1882, on a younger brother's birth certificate, his mother lists all children and he is "Eddie", aged 6. There is an 1896 Police Gazette report of his deserting his illegitimate child - he is named and described: Edward Landells, correct age, same suburb. In 1900, he marries in South Africa as Edward George LANDELLS - and there are numerous records of children born with father's name Edward George LANDELLS. Documents in the possession of the next generations of those children give his exact date of birth as is known in Australia, for the Adam James Douglass LANDELLS above. And for this Edward George, various Australian connections are known and documented in South Africa and have been seen by still-living descendants. Until now, I have found it convenient to retain 2 individuals within that part of the Landells family - they are (I believe) the same person, same birth date, different names (and the Legacy Hints make use of those data and connections). The "Adam" has no wife or children; the "Edward" has wife, children. Question: should I retain the "Adam" individual (RIN 1303), and amalgamate all the "Edward" family connections and add an AKA - then delete the "Edward" individual (RIN 1304) ? Ian Thomas Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA
On 22-Nov-16 01:17 AM, Ian Thomas wrote: I’m sure there is a standard practice for this, but I’m not sure of it. I have a more recent relative who died in 1917 in Perth, Australia and her surname was spelled McEwan. Scottish Births and Baptisms lists her (and corroborating family members) with the spelling Mcune (as shown: not McCune or other variants). My preference is (within Legacy FT) to record her, and each of her siblings and her father, with the “recent” surname (McEwan) and use the AKA Mcune (eg, Jane Mcune). Is this sensible, or should I use the SBB records’ spellings, and only for the individual who died in Western Australia change that to McEwan? I'm not sure about "standard practice", but MY system is to use as the main spelling (in the Surname field) the one which occurs most often in documents (including those referring to parents or siblings), or given only 1 instance each of a couple of variants I will use the one which seems most likely to be "correct". In your example, I would definitely consider "McEwan" to be the correct spelling. I am very literal in my interpretation of the term AKA. If I know that a person was actually known by one name for a period of time and by a different name for a period of time, I will use the earlier name as the definitive one and record the other as an AKA. However, if - as in the case of McEwan and Mcune - it is merely a matter of a variant spelling I do not record this as an AKA, but will transcribe it exactly as written when I am creating Citations. -- Jenny M Benson -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA
If you want to be able to find any references to a person, regardless of how the name was spelled, pick one for the patronymic and use any and all others as AKAs. That way, when you find a mention of that patronymic, it will be in your database, and you will be able to see if the mention refers to your person. I have thousands of entries in mediaeval times. The multiplicity of spellings, titles, French variants, Saxon variants, etc., that occur in various sources is amazing. Whatever variant I find, I enter as an AKA. That way, when I encounter a mention, I can easy and quickly check if that is the person in my database. There really is no reason to not include any and all AKAs for persons, now that computers have so much memory. [] Remember, with Legacy, standard practice is not something to which you must adhere! That is one of its great strengths; you can do what you prefer! CE From: LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> on behalf of Ian Thomas <il.tho...@outlook.com> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 5:17 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] AKA I’m sure there is a standard practice for this, but I’m not sure of it. I have a more recent relative who died in 1917 in Perth, Australia and her surname was spelled McEwan. Scottish Births and Baptisms lists her (and corroborating family members) with the spelling Mcune (as shown: not McCune or other variants). My preference is (within Legacy FT) to record her, and each of her siblings and her father, with the “recent” surname (McEwan) and use the AKA Mcune (eg, Jane Mcune). Is this sensible, or should I use the SBB records’ spellings, and only for the individual who died in Western Australia change that to McEwan? Ian Thomas Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
[LegacyUG] AKA
I'm sure there is a standard practice for this, but I'm not sure of it. I have a more recent relative who died in 1917 in Perth, Australia and her surname was spelled McEwan. Scottish Births and Baptisms lists her (and corroborating family members) with the spelling Mcune (as shown: not McCune or other variants). My preference is (within Legacy FT) to record her, and each of her siblings and her father, with the "recent" surname (McEwan) and use the AKA Mcune (eg, Jane Mcune). Is this sensible, or should I use the SBB records' spellings, and only for the individual who died in Western Australia change that to McEwan? Ian Thomas Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
[LegacyUG] AKA vs. Nicknames [WAS: Duplicate search]
Roland, I think you have to use double quotes for the nickname. I haven’t tested the Legacy reports, but I got a bunch of errors on my import of a GEDCOM that had used only single quotes. I see the quoted nickname as appropriate when you want that name to be used in the reports. I.e., the person was usually called by that nickname by those who matter. However, if you have an alternative name for a person that is not their nickname, then the AKA seems a good place to record it. For example, this might be a spelling variant or the old-country version of the name, or it might apply when the person has changed their name. Ward From: Roland Rhoades Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 5:41 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Duplicate search This brings up another issue with Legacy. I NEVER use their aka names box because then you get that weird sentence Another name for Johanna Maria is Anna. I'd enter the name as Johanna Maria 'Anna' Schampers and then I can also see it immediately in Family View and the name index without looking at Notes. Roland Rhoades Maine Families Genealogist www.RolandRhoades.com see...@maine.rr.com 2010: 30 Years as a Genealogist From: Mary Young [mailto:m...@cmy.org.uk] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 5:23 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Duplicate search Jay, This looks likely to be the same person, named Johanna Maria aka Anna. Perhaps the Johanna Maria info. came from official sources, and the Anna info. from a family member who would know her aka. To be sure, one would have to verify the birth and death of Johanna, and make a full (unsuccessful) search for Anna. However, you cannot expect Legacy to report them as potential duplicates unless you untick the option to Compare Given Names. Mary Young On 24 April 2013 19:19, Jay 1FamilyTree 1familytree@gmail.com wrote: YET again today I found a duplicate that did not show up in my regular search for duplicates. WHY can't Legacy show me simple easy potential duplicates like this: Johanna Maria Schampers born 2/8/1884 died 12/23/1974 Anna Schampers born 2/8/1884 died 12/23/1974 The surname AND birth and death dates are exactly the same, yet this potential duplicate does not show in my duplicate search This is one area Legacy gets an F in my book. Jay Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] AKA Names
In Legacy deluxe. When I print the Family Group Record, the AKA Name is always there. I did experiment with this, but I have now removed the only AKA name., but it still prints as a blank space, also AKA Fields with other people. How do I remove the AKA field from my reports. Have I missed something? John. -- John. jfgreg...@shaw.ca Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA Names
Go to the Options for that report and un-tick the box under Include that says Alternate given and surnames. - JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://jlog.jgen.ws/ On 4/4/2013 1:35 PM, John Gregson wrote: In Legacy deluxe. When I print the Family Group Record, the AKA Name is always there. I did experiment with this, but I have now removed the only AKA name., but it still prints as a blank space, also AKA Fields with other people. How do I remove the AKA field from my reports. Have I missed something? John. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA Names
That option is already un - ticked. John. On 04-Apr-13 2:01 PM, JLB wrote: Go to the Options for that report and un-tick the box under Include that says Alternate given and surnames. - JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://jlog.jgen.ws/ On 4/4/2013 1:35 PM, John Gregson wrote: In Legacy deluxe. When I print the Family Group Record, the AKA Name is always there. I did experiment with this, but I have now removed the only AKA name., but it still prints as a blank space, also AKA Fields with other people. How do I remove the AKA field from my reports. Have I missed something? John. -- John. jfgreg...@shaw.ca Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA Names
Ok then, try hitting the Reset button and starting from scratch. - JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://jlog.jgen.ws/ On 4/4/2013 2:21 PM, John Gregson wrote: That option is already un - ticked. John. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] AKA Names
John Look under the Format tab on the report you are using and make sure that you have not clicked the Do Not remove blank lines Don Brown Orangeville, Ontario, Canada -Original Message- From: John Gregson [mailto:jfgreg...@shaw.ca] Sent: April-04-13 5:22 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA Names That option is already un - ticked. John. On 04-Apr-13 2:01 PM, JLB wrote: Go to the Options for that report and un-tick the box under Include that says Alternate given and surnames. - JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://jlog.jgen.ws/ On 4/4/2013 1:35 PM, John Gregson wrote: In Legacy deluxe. When I print the Family Group Record, the AKA Name is always there. I did experiment with this, but I have now removed the only AKA name., but it still prints as a blank space, also AKA Fields with other people. How do I remove the AKA field from my reports. Have I missed something? John. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA Names
Thanks Don. That was the problem. John Dawson Creek, BC, Canada --- On 04-Apr-13 2:46 PM, Don Brown wrote: John Look under the Format tab on the report you are using and make sure that you have not clicked the Do Not remove blank lines Don Brown Orangeville, Ontario, Canada -Original Message- From: John Gregson [mailto:jfgreg...@shaw.ca] Sent: April-04-13 5:22 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA Names That option is already un - ticked. John. On 04-Apr-13 2:01 PM, JLB wrote: Go to the Options for that report and un-tick the box under Include that says Alternate given and surnames. - JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://jlog.jgen.ws/ On 4/4/2013 1:35 PM, John Gregson wrote: In Legacy deluxe. When I print the Family Group Record, the AKA Name is always there. I did experiment with this, but I have now removed the only AKA name., but it still prints as a blank space, also AKA Fields with other people. How do I remove the AKA field from my reports. Have I missed something? John. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp -- John. jfgreg...@shaw.ca Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA and Printing Family Tree
Thanks for the input everyone! Jenny, I like the way the reports read using the Quoted Given Name and will join you and Virginia in adapting this style for Concettina/Clara. Thanks for walking me through it as well. :-) Have a great day! Lavern Hall On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Jenny M Benson ge...@cedarbank.me.ukwrote: On 19/06/2012 22:16, Lavern Hall wrote: I'd like to know how others would handle this type of AKA entering. My cousin has been known by the name of Clara all of her life and this is the name that appears on all documents (marriage, school, SS index, will, etc.) except her birth record. Her birth record gives her name as Concettina. There is no formal change of name recorded in the court system. I know this information to be factual as I knew this individual myself and we discussed this issue as it relates to the genealogy file in our family tree. I have kept to the practice of entering the name that appears on the person's birth record in their individual record. All other names have been entered in the AKA file. In this case, I am wondering if I should make an exception for the sake of clarity when printing out the family tree, or if some sort of note should be make (what/where?) Any thoughts on this? I would use a Quoted Given Name - ie, enter her forename as Concettina Clara on her Individual's Information page. When printing Reports select the Format tab on Report Options and tick the boxes for Use quoted names for narratives and Remove quoted given names. By making those selections you will make Clara's entry in Reports read something like Concettina Doe, daughter of X and Y She was usually known as Clara Clara married ... and so on. No need for any Notes! -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asphttp://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asphttp://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.comhttp://news.legacyfamilytree.com/ ). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asphttp://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] AKA and Printing Family Tree
Hello everyone, I'd like to know how others would handle this type of AKA entering. My cousin has been known by the name of Clara all of her life and this is the name that appears on all documents (marriage, school, SS index, will, etc.) except her birth record. Her birth record gives her name as Concettina. There is no formal change of name recorded in the court system. I know this information to be factual as I knew this individual myself and we discussed this issue as it relates to the genealogy file in our family tree. I have kept to the practice of entering the name that appears on the person's birth record in their individual record. All other names have been entered in the AKA file. In this case, I am wondering if I should make an exception for the sake of clarity when printing out the family tree, or if some sort of note should be make (what/where?) Any thoughts on this? Thanks, Lavern Hall Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA and Printing Family Tree
On 19/06/2012 22:16, Lavern Hall wrote: I'd like to know how others would handle this type of AKA entering. My cousin has been known by the name of Clara all of her life and this is the name that appears on all documents (marriage, school, SS index, will, etc.) except her birth record. Her birth record gives her name as Concettina. There is no formal change of name recorded in the court system. I know this information to be factual as I knew this individual myself and we discussed this issue as it relates to the genealogy file in our family tree. I have kept to the practice of entering the name that appears on the person's birth record in their individual record. All other names have been entered in the AKA file. In this case, I am wondering if I should make an exception for the sake of clarity when printing out the family tree, or if some sort of note should be make (what/where?) Any thoughts on this? I would use a Quoted Given Name - ie, enter her forename as Concettina Clara on her Individual's Information page. When printing Reports select the Format tab on Report Options and tick the boxes for Use quoted names for narratives and Remove quoted given names. By making those selections you will make Clara's entry in Reports read something like Concettina Doe, daughter of X and Y She was usually known as Clara Clara married ... and so on. No need for any Notes! -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA and Printing Family Tree
I would keep the standard of having the birth name as the default and the usual name as the AKA entry. Sebastien On 2012-06-19, at 17:16, Lavern Hall lavernh...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone, I'd like to know how others would handle this type of AKA entering. My cousin has been known by the name of Clara all of her life and this is the name that appears on all documents (marriage, school, SS index, will, etc.) except her birth record. Her birth record gives her name as Concettina. There is no formal change of name recorded in the court system. I know this information to be factual as I knew this individual myself and we discussed this issue as it relates to the genealogy file in our family tree. I have kept to the practice of entering the name that appears on the person's birth record in their individual record. All other names have been entered in the AKA file. In this case, I am wondering if I should make an exception for the sake of clarity when printing out the family tree, or if some sort of note should be make (what/where?) Any thoughts on this? Thanks, Lavern Hall Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA and Printing Family Tree
Lavern, I use the method suggested by Jenny Benson...entering the formal name followed by the Known as name in quotes. Reports have clarity without being too wordy.. Virginia Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA/Nickname problem
On 11/07/2011 03:33, Robert E. Carneal wrote: I swore this would never happen. I finally found some ancestors for whom have more than one AKA or more than one Nickname. How best to handle that in the name fields? Just pick the one I think was his/her most used AKA and run with that? I surely can't do this: Robert Robby Bobby Bob Rob Gene Eugene For the first name field. Reports would not interpret that correctly. Just choose one, say Bobby and run with that? So that it looks like: Robert Bobby in the first name field? And that way, Bobby would get used in reports. And put the other AKAs/Nicknames in the AKA field instead. Would that be the best approach? I use AKAs a little differently to what many people (including Geoff, I note from his webinars!) do. I only create an AKA where it is obvious that someone actually took and used an alternate name. Examples of this would be Reginald Dwight, AKA Elton Hercules John, my daughter who decided to use her step-father's surname about a year after my second marriage, a person on my tree who started using a different surname at about the age of 21 for a reason I have not determined. What I don't do is use AKA for alternative spellings or occasional nicknames as found, for example, in Censuses and other documents. When entering the Event and the Citation I do spell the name exactly as given in the document but if it is just a one-off spelling variant I do not consider it to be an AKA. Then there are nicknames or quoted names. I would enter Robert Bobby if I knew, or it was obvious, that that was his preferred nickname and was in common usage: not so much also known as as usually known as. If any nickname only cropped up a couple of times I probably wouldn't use it as a quoted name, simply record it as it occurred. In your case I think I might create a Nickname Event/Fact to formally record all the variants of his name that seemed to have been used. I would only pick one as the quoted name if I was sure it was the one that he was generally known by. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] AKA/Nickname problem
I use the AKA field to record every variation of a name I find in the records. I use the name field to record the name that I believe to be their given name. When I run a report in Legacy, I always edit it so that it doesn't come out too stiff if that makes sense. When I am editing, I would probably put some explanation in there. For example, the Robert Eugene that you used... I would probably put something like this. Robert Eugene Smith, known as Bob to most of his friends and family but in his later years he seemed to prefer Gene. Or, Robert Eugene Smith, known as Bobby during his childhood but as he got older more people started calling him Gene. Then I would pick which name I wanted to continue with. michele Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] AKA/Nickname problem
I swore this would never happen. I finally found some ancestors for whom have more than one AKA or more than one Nickname. How best to handle that in the name fields? Just pick the one I think was his/her most used AKA and run with that? I surely can't do this: Robert Robby Bobby Bob Rob Gene Eugene For the first name field. Reports would not interpret that correctly. Just choose one, say Bobby and run with that? So that it looks like: Robert Bobby in the first name field? And that way, Bobby would get used in reports. And put the other AKAs/Nicknames in the AKA field instead. Would that be the best approach? Thank you. Robert Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] AKA in sentence definition ?
Also, one more thing. Suppose I don't want the first name in the sentence definiton. What if I want a person's AKA? I didn't see AKA nor nicknames in the list of possible fields. Can I select an AKA for the sentence? Thank you. Robert Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] AKA on Cemeteries, Hospitals, etc.
I am new to the board, so please be gentle if this question has already been discussed. How do you handle cemeteries with several different names? I would like to be able to reference that they are indeed the same cemetery instead of cluttering my event addresses with the same information over and over again. An example would be Cherry Tree E.U.B. Cemetery and Uniontown Cemetery are one and the same. I would like to be able to pull a report on who is buried in these cemeteries, so it is vital that I be able to cross reference them. Any suggestions? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] AKA on Cemeteries, Hospitals, etc.
Hi, Welcome to the list. First I would enter the name of the cemetery as it was called when the person was buried. Second I would click on the show master location list, highlight the name of the cemetery, click on the Edit button, in the next screen under the short location there is a section for notes, this is where I would enter a brief history of the cemetery like: from 1835 until 1957 this cemetery was called Cherry ..., from 1957 until the present day the name was changed to Uniontown Cemetery because ..., I would enter this information under both cemetery names. By entering it here you now can see that the one cemetery has two names. To do a report on the one cemetery with two different names, highlight the first name of the cemetery in the location list, select options (on the right) then tagHighlighted records, select the second cemetery name, select options,then tagHighlighted records. Go to options again and select printLocation report choose the options you want for this report and choose either the preview or print. Third, you could also enter this cemetery information in the notes section listed under the + sign to the right of the location, but you would have to add this information for each person who was burried in the cemetery. I hope this helps, Leo From: b...@nc.rr.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] AKA on Cemeteries, Hospitals, etc. Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:34:20 -0500 I am new to the board, so please be gentle if this question has already been discussed. How do you handle cemeteries with several different names? I would like to be able to reference that they are indeed the same cemetery instead of cluttering my event addresses with the same information over and over again. An example would be Cherry Tree E.U.B. Cemetery and Uniontown Cemetery are one and the same. I would like to be able to pull a report on who is buried in these cemeteries, so it is vital that I be able to cross reference them. Any suggestions? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
