Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People
If you just change the simple brackets to [[...]] it won't show in reports. Anne On 25/02/2014 8:05 AM, David Abernathy wrote: I agree with Jay, I like to have something there to tell others that it is missing. I use some of the following, this also gives me a list within the Index that I have unknown names: Jane ? (Wife of Peter Jones) Ann? (Mother of Peter Jones) ? Smith (Husband of Ann Lyons) ? Smith (Father of William Smith) Yes this does not look so nice in any report, but like Jay say, it is an eye catcher and brings in information. REMEMBER that there is NO right or wrong way, just what one prefers to do and WORKs for them. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == *From:*Jay 1FamilyTree [mailto:1familytree@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, February 24, 2014 12:50 PM *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People Sherry, I have to disagree with you. Over the last 20 years I have sent out over 5000 letters to families, friends and potential relatives asking for information and usually including some sort of report. A field that is blank rarely prompts' a reader to respond, whereas a field with EITHER Missing or Unknown will trigger the reader to think Oh, I have that info they don't have. And the same for dates, If you have the date of birth is 1901, they continue reading. If they read the date of birth is Abt. 1901, they think, I know that EXACT date they don't have, and that thought process by the reader will elicit more responses. So in my database any unknown given name or surname is listed as unknown. And every incomplete date is prefaced by either abt., aft., bef., bet., or cir. Which also works great with Legacy's date sorting 'logic' which is better than most other software. At least that is my experience. But I recommend whatever the particular user feels best for them, is the best way to do it. Jay On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 5:56 AM, Sherry/Support she...@legacyfamilytree.com mailto:she...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: To add to Michele's comment If you leave any unknown information blank,you can take advantage of the Search tab Missing Information and show underlines for missing information in Ancestor and Descendant books. Also, if you share FGR or other reports with other family members, if the field is blank it quickly catches their eye and they have a place to help update the information you're missing. If anything is entered in a field, it won't be found as Missing in the Missing Information search. Legacy is looking for an empty field. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 4:05 AM, Michele/Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: Susan, I simply leave the surname blank. If I have a census record, for example, where John Doe and Jane Doe are a married couple, I put John Doe, his wife is simply Jane and then I put Jane Doe as an AKA. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.LegacyFamilyTree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com From: Susan Jones [mailto:scjo...@optusnet.com.au mailto:scjo...@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 12:40 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com mailto:legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don't know? I have many where I have the father's full name and his wife's first name only. Many thanks Susan 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
RE: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People
Susan, I simply leave the surname blank. If I have a census record, for example, where John Doe and Jane Doe are a married couple, I put John Doe, his wife is simply Jane and then I put Jane Doe as an AKA. Michele Technical Support mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com mich...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com www.LegacyFamilyTree.com From: Susan Jones [mailto:scjo...@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 12:40 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don’t know? I have many where I have the father’s full name and his wife’s first name only. Many thanks Susan Researching; Pegrum, Aitchison, Rafferty, Armstrong, Crawford, Haggis, Elliott, Foley, Whitelaw, Lewry, Mewburn, Riddell, Pearman, 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] Entering Unknown People
On 2/24/2014 7:05 AM, Michele/Support wrote: Susan, I simply leave the surname blank. If I have a census record, for example, where John Doe and Jane Doe are a married couple, I put John Doe, his wife is simply Jane and then I put Jane Doe as an AKA. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.LegacyFamilyTree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com *From:* Susan Jones [mailto:scjo...@optusnet.com.au] *Sent:* Monday, February 24, 2014 12:40 AM *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don’t know? I have many where I have the father’s full name and his wife’s first name only. Many thanks Susan If I know the first name but not the last I enter John [[unknown]]. Likewise if I know the last but not first I enter [[unknown]] Doe. If I know a wife's first name but not her maiden name I enter her as Jane [[Doe]]. This way I can tell at a glance who goes where and it makes it easy to create a list of people who's names I need to do more research on. The privacy brackets ensure I am the only one who see's this information. -- Gene Young Researching Young, Harer, Cox Sallada With Legacy Family Tree http://myyoungs.atspace.com/index.htm --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com 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] Entering Unknown People
On 24 Feb 2014 15:02, Gene Young wrote: If I know the first name but not the last I enter John [[unknown]]. Likewise if I know the last but not first I enter [[unknown]] Doe. If I know a wife's first name but not her maiden name I enter her as Jane [[Doe]]. There's no need to enter the Surname as [[Unknown]]. Legacy has an option for it. See 3.11 -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg (g) 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] Entering Unknown People
On 2/24/2014 8:18 AM, MikeFry wrote: On 24 Feb 2014 15:02, Gene Young wrote: If I know the first name but not the last I enter John [[unknown]]. Likewise if I know the last but not first I enter [[unknown]] Doe. If I know a wife's first name but not her maiden name I enter her as Jane [[Doe]]. There's no need to enter the Surname as [[Unknown]]. Legacy has an option for it. See 3.11 No, that enters Unknown w/o privacy brackets and will show on reports. My way shows nothing on reports and allows ME to control how it appears. -- Gene Young Researching Young, Harer, Cox Sallada With Legacy Family Tree http://myyoungs.atspace.com/index.htm --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com 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] Entering Unknown People
To add to Michele's comment If you leave any unknown information blank,you can take advantage of the Search tab Missing Information and show underlines for missing information in Ancestor and Descendant books. Also, if you share FGR or other reports with other family members, if the field is blank it quickly catches their eye and they have a place to help update the information you're missing. If anything is entered in a field, it won't be found as Missing in the Missing Information search. Legacy is looking for an empty field. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 4:05 AM, Michele/Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: Susan, I simply leave the surname blank. If I have a census record, for example, where John Doe and Jane Doe are a married couple, I put John Doe, his wife is simply Jane and then I put Jane Doe as an AKA. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.LegacyFamilyTree.com From: Susan Jones [mailto:scjo...@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 12:40 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don't know? I have many where I have the father's full name and his wife's first name only. Many thanks Susan 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] Entering Unknown People
If you leave any unknown information blank,you can take advantage of the Search tab Missing Information That's such an astonishingly simple yet useful tip, especially since missing information is so often a characteristic of genealogical research. This, along with To-Do lists, proved among the most unexpectedly useful features of Legacy for managing my research tasks. Alex 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] Entering Unknown People
One thing I did not see mentioned is that in the Name list of people in your data, you can select the option to use the husband's surname as a second entry for the wife. Then you can find the wife with her married name. I keep that option set most of the time. I remember many people by their given name but not by their surname or married name, so I use the given name fairly often to find people in my data. Having the married name for wives is a big help. I do not see any need to have Jane Doe as an AKA. Jay On 2/24/2014 6:05 AM, Michele/Support wrote: Susan, I simply leave the surname blank. If I have a census record, for example, where John Doe and Jane Doe are a married couple, I put John Doe, his wife is simply Jane and then I put Jane Doe as an AKA. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.LegacyFamilyTree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com *From:* Susan Jones [mailto:scjo...@optusnet.com.au] *Sent:* Monday, February 24, 2014 12:40 AM *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don’t know? I have many where I have the father’s full name and his wife’s first name only. Many thanks Susan Researching; Pegrum, Aitchison, Rafferty, Armstrong, Crawford, Haggis, Elliott, Foley, Whitelaw, Lewry, Mewburn, Riddell, Pearman, 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
Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People
If you do a search at Ancestry.com for surname Unknown, you get 366,381 hits! Imagine if someone used the work unknown in another language, like Sconosciuto in Italian. You could spend your whole life fruitlessly looking for the Sconosciuto relatives! Dee On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 9:39 PM, Susan Jones scjo...@optusnet.com.auwrote: What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don't know? I have many where I have the father's full name and his wife's first name only. Many thanks Susan Researching; Pegrum, Aitchison, Rafferty, Armstrong, Crawford, Haggis, Elliott, Foley, Whitelaw, Lewry, Mewburn, Riddell, Pearman, 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] Entering Unknown People
Susan, I don’t know what might be considered the correct way but my personal preference is to use (_) for an unknown name. I enter everything based on the way it reads in the narrative descendant report and I like to have the reader see immediately where a name is unknown. Sometimes I get unexpected help because their eye is drawn to the ‘hole’ in the report. Whatever you decide to use, if anything, if you’re consistent, you can use a search and replace, should you ever decide on a different style of placeholder. This is the only unknown/ missing information that I identify with a placeholder. Mary From: Susan Jones [mailto:scjo...@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 11:40 PM What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don’t know? I have many where I have the father’s full name and his wife’s first name only. Many thanks Susan 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] Entering Unknown People
Sherry, I have to disagree with you. Over the last 20 years I have sent out over 5000 letters to families, friends and potential relatives asking for information and usually including some sort of report. A field that is blank rarely prompts' a reader to respond, whereas a field with EITHER Missing or Unknown will trigger the reader to think Oh, I have that info they don't have. And the same for dates, If you have the date of birth is 1901, they continue reading. If they read the date of birth is Abt. 1901, they think, I know that EXACT date they don't have, and that thought process by the reader will elicit more responses. So in my database any unknown given name or surname is listed as unknown. And every incomplete date is prefaced by either abt., aft., bef., bet., or cir. Which also works great with Legacy's date sorting 'logic' which is better than most other software. At least that is my experience. But I recommend whatever the particular user feels best for them, is the best way to do it. Jay On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 5:56 AM, Sherry/Support she...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: To add to Michele's comment If you leave any unknown information blank,you can take advantage of the Search tab Missing Information and show underlines for missing information in Ancestor and Descendant books. Also, if you share FGR or other reports with other family members, if the field is blank it quickly catches their eye and they have a place to help update the information you're missing. If anything is entered in a field, it won't be found as Missing in the Missing Information search. Legacy is looking for an empty field. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 4:05 AM, Michele/Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: Susan, I simply leave the surname blank. If I have a census record, for example, where John Doe and Jane Doe are a married couple, I put John Doe, his wife is simply Jane and then I put Jane Doe as an AKA. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.LegacyFamilyTree.com From: Susan Jones [mailto:scjo...@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 12:40 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don't know? I have many where I have the father's full name and his wife's first name only. Many thanks Susan 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] Entering Unknown People
I agree with Jay, I like to have something there to tell others that it is missing. I use some of the following, this also gives me a list within the Index that I have unknown names: Jane ? (Wife of Peter Jones) Ann? (Mother of Peter Jones) ? Smith (Husband of Ann Lyons) ? Smith (Father of William Smith) Yes this does not look so nice in any report, but like Jay say, it is an eye catcher and brings in information. REMEMBER that there is NO right or wrong way, just what one prefers to do and WORKs for them. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == From: Jay 1FamilyTree [mailto:1familytree@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 12:50 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People Sherry, I have to disagree with you. Over the last 20 years I have sent out over 5000 letters to families, friends and potential relatives asking for information and usually including some sort of report. A field that is blank rarely prompts' a reader to respond, whereas a field with EITHER Missing or Unknown will trigger the reader to think Oh, I have that info they don't have. And the same for dates, If you have the date of birth is 1901, they continue reading. If they read the date of birth is Abt. 1901, they think, I know that EXACT date they don't have, and that thought process by the reader will elicit more responses. So in my database any unknown given name or surname is listed as unknown. And every incomplete date is prefaced by either abt., aft., bef., bet., or cir. Which also works great with Legacy's date sorting 'logic' which is better than most other software. At least that is my experience. But I recommend whatever the particular user feels best for them, is the best way to do it. Jay On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 5:56 AM, Sherry/Support she...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: To add to Michele's comment If you leave any unknown information blank,you can take advantage of the Search tab Missing Information and show underlines for missing information in Ancestor and Descendant books. Also, if you share FGR or other reports with other family members, if the field is blank it quickly catches their eye and they have a place to help update the information you're missing. If anything is entered in a field, it won't be found as Missing in the Missing Information search. Legacy is looking for an empty field. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 4:05 AM, Michele/Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: Susan, I simply leave the surname blank. If I have a census record, for example, where John Doe and Jane Doe are a married couple, I put John Doe, his wife is simply Jane and then I put Jane Doe as an AKA. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.LegacyFamilyTree.com From: Susan Jones [mailto:scjo...@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 12:40 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don't know? I have many where I have the father's full name and his wife's first name only. Many thanks Susan 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
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Thanks David, And I agree with you REMEMBER that there is NO right or wrong way, just what one prefers to do and WORKs for them. On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 1:05 PM, David Abernathy da...@schmeckabernathy.com wrote: I agree with Jay, I like to have something there to tell others that it is missing. I use some of the following, this also gives me a list within the Index that I have unknown names: Jane ? (Wife of Peter Jones) Ann? (Mother of Peter Jones) ? Smith (Husband of Ann Lyons) ? Smith (Father of William Smith) Yes this does not look so nice in any report, but like Jay say, it is an eye catcher and brings in information. REMEMBER that there is NO right or wrong way, just what one prefers to do and WORKs for them. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == *From:* Jay 1FamilyTree [mailto:1familytree@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, February 24, 2014 12:50 PM *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People Sherry, I have to disagree with you. Over the last 20 years I have sent out over 5000 letters to families, friends and potential relatives asking for information and usually including some sort of report. A field that is blank rarely prompts' a reader to respond, whereas a field with EITHER Missing or Unknown will trigger the reader to think Oh, I have that info they don't have. And the same for dates, If you have the date of birth is 1901, they continue reading. If they read the date of birth is Abt. 1901, they think, I know that EXACT date they don't have, and that thought process by the reader will elicit more responses. So in my database any unknown given name or surname is listed as unknown. And every incomplete date is prefaced by either abt., aft., bef., bet., or cir. Which also works great with Legacy's date sorting 'logic' which is better than most other software. At least that is my experience. But I recommend whatever the particular user feels best for them, is the best way to do it. Jay On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 5:56 AM, Sherry/Support she...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: To add to Michele's comment If you leave any unknown information blank,you can take advantage of the Search tab Missing Information and show underlines for missing information in Ancestor and Descendant books. Also, if you share FGR or other reports with other family members, if the field is blank it quickly catches their eye and they have a place to help update the information you're missing. If anything is entered in a field, it won't be found as Missing in the Missing Information search. Legacy is looking for an empty field. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 4:05 AM, Michele/Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: Susan, I simply leave the surname blank. If I have a census record, for example, where John Doe and Jane Doe are a married couple, I put John Doe, his wife is simply Jane and then I put Jane Doe as an AKA. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.LegacyFamilyTree.com From: Susan Jones [mailto:scjo...@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 12:40 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don't know? I have many where I have the father's full name and his wife's first name only. Many thanks Susan 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
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and on another note to add to the confusion. I kept searching for a surname in my database that had been imported from someone else's gedcom file. That surname that was unfamiliar to me and I wanted more info! The surname was “UNK”! Until I realized that they had used this surname for all their Unknown people! Just another reason that if you don’t know what should be in the field then leave it blank as it can be passed on to other researchers. From: Dee Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 11:54 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People If you do a search at Ancestry.com for surname Unknown, you get 366,381 hits! Imagine if someone used the work unknown in another language, like Sconosciuto in Italian. You could spend your whole life fruitlessly looking for the Sconosciuto relatives! Dee On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 9:39 PM, Susan Jones scjo...@optusnet.com.au wrote: What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don’t know? I have many where I have the father’s full name and his wife’s first name only. Many thanks Susan -- Russell G. Strong P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy program can be downloaded FREE at http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/Articles.asp?ID=133Click=1114 Oh so many branches and not enough time to check out all the roots!!!. Check out my Genealogy Pages at http://www.rgstrong-genes.com . 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
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This is my approach. In the absence of a name Legacy sometimes adds a non-person called “Unknownâ€. To distinguish from this, I usually put “not known“ in lower case in the given name field. · a second marriage but you don’t know who the first spouse was - put “not known†(all lower case) as a given name · people known to be siblings but don’t know either of the parents - put surname (same as siblings) for father only, put mother as not known or leave her blank · mother and children but don’t know the father - put “not known†as father’s given name (not surname) so as not to compromise the children’s usual surname · father and children but no mother – either leave mother blank or put “not known†as her given name. These people are not “unknown†– it’s just that at this time I do not yet know their names. I realise this hides some of the searches for missing information but you can find these not known people and the parts of the family that you already know from a Given Name sort of the Name List. Boyd If you have On 25/02/2014 10:16 a.m., R G Strong-genes wrote: and on another note to add to the confusion. I kept searching for a surname in my database that had been imported from someone else's gedcom file. That surname that was unfamiliar to me and I wanted more info! The surname was “UNKâ€! Until I realized that they had used this surname for all their Unknown people! Just another reason that if you don’t know what should be in the field then leave it blank as it can be passed on to other researchers. *From:* Dee mailto:deema...@gmail.com *Sent:* Monday, February 24, 2014 11:54 AM *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com mailto:legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People If you do a search at Ancestry.com for surname Unknown, you get 366,381 hits! Imagine if someone used the work unknown in another language, like Sconosciuto in Italian. You could spend your whole life fruitlessly looking for the Sconosciuto relatives! Dee On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 9:39 PM, Susan Jones scjo...@optusnet.com.au mailto:scjo...@optusnet.com.au wrote: What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don’t know? I have many where I have the father’s full name and his wife’s first name only. Many thanks Susan -- Russell G. Strong P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy program can be downloaded FREE at http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/Articles.asp?ID=133Click=1114 Oh so many branches and not enough time to check out all the roots!!!. Check out my Genealogy Pages at http://www.rgstrong-genes.com . 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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com 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
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Thank you to all the marvellous people who have offered assistance in entering unknown names. I think that at this stage I will try David’s method. Susan Thanks David, And I agree with you REMEMBER that there is NO right or wrong way, just what one prefers to do and WORKs for them. I agree with Jay, I like to have something there to tell others that it is missing. I use some of the following, this also gives me a list within the Index that I have unknown names: Jane ? (Wife of Peter Jones) Ann? (Mother of Peter Jones) ? Smith (Husband of Ann Lyons) ? Smith (Father of William Smith) Yes this does not look so nice in any report, but like Jay say, it is an eye catcher and brings in information. 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] Entering Unknown People
What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don't know? I have many where I have the father's full name and his wife's first name only. Many thanks Susan Researching; Pegrum, Aitchison, Rafferty, Armstrong, Crawford, Haggis, Elliott, Foley, Whitelaw, Lewry, Mewburn, Riddell, Pearman, 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
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When I have that problem I just enter the last name as unknown. I go back and change it if I'm ever able to find the proper surname. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 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
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Thank you, and apologises to the group for not removing my researching names in previous message. Susan From: rfalz...@yahoo.com [mailto:rfalz...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, 24 February 2014 4:52 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People When I have that problem I just enter the last name as unknown. I go back and change it if I'm ever able to find the proper surname. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android _ From: Susan Jones scjo...@optusnet.com.au; To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com; Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People Sent: Mon, Feb 24, 2014 5:39:31 AM 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
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Susan, I enter husband's name followed by nee Unknown (without the quotes). Ex: Robert Aimone and Geraldine Aimone nee Unknown. née *adjective* \ˈnā\ —used after a married woman's name to identify the family name that she had when she was born Virginia On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 12:39 AM, Susan Jones scjo...@optusnet.com.auwrote: What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don’t know? I have many where I have the father’s full name and his wife’s first name only. Many thanks Susan Researching; Pegrum, Aitchison, Rafferty, Armstrong, Crawford, Haggis, Elliott, Foley, Whitelaw, Lewry, Mewburn, Riddell, Pearman, 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
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Thank you Virginia, I like the idea of having the husband’s name there, to assist when searching. Susan From: Virginia Dunham [mailto:geistdn...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, 24 February 2014 5:20 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People Susan, I enter husband's name followed by nee Unknown (without the quotes). Ex: Robert Aimone and Geraldine Aimone nee Unknown. née adjective \ˈnā\ —used after a married woman's name to identify the family name that she had when she was born Virginia On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 12:39 AM, Susan Jones scjo...@optusnet.com.au wrote: What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don’t know? I have many where I have the father’s full name and his wife’s first name only. Many thanks Susan 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
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This is my approach to people whose names are not known. In the absence of a name Legacy sometimes adds a non-person called “Unknownâ€. To distinguish from this, my choice is usually to put “not known“ in the given name field. You can find these not known people from a Given Name sort of the Name List. If you have •a second marriage but you don’t know who the first spouse was - put “not known†(all lower case) as a given name •people known to be siblings but don’t know either of the parents - put surname (same as siblings) for father only, put mother’s given name as “not known†•mother and children but don’t know the father - put “not known†as father’s given name (not surname) so as not to compromise the children’s surname •father and children but no mother - put “not known†as a mother’s given name. These people are not “unknown†– it’s just that at this time I do not yet know their names. Boyd On 24/02/2014 7:31 p.m., Susan Jones wrote: Thank you Virginia, I like the idea of having the husband’s name there, to assist when searching. Susan *From:*Virginia Dunham [mailto:geistdn...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, 24 February 2014 5:20 PM *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People Susan, I enter husband's name followed by nee Unknown (without the quotes). Ex: Robert Aimone and Geraldine Aimone nee Unknown. née /adjective/ \ˈnÄ\ —used after a married woman's name to identify the family name that she had when she was born Virginia On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 12:39 AM, Susan Jones scjo...@optusnet.com.au mailto:scjo...@optusnet.com.au wrote: What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don’t know? I have many where I have the father’s full name and his wife’s first name only. Many thanks Susan 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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com 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
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Best to leave all unknown fields blank. For dates, a good guess based on birth years of parents or children or spouse or marriage date will help when doing merges. Unknown wastes ink when printing and looks terrible to me. Jay === On 2/23/2014 11:39 PM, Susan Jones wrote: What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don’t know? I have many where I have the father’s full name and his wife’s first name only. Many thanks Susan Researching; Pegrum, Aitchison, Rafferty, Armstrong, Crawford, Haggis, Elliott, Foley, Whitelaw, Lewry, Mewburn, Riddell, Pearman, 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
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If all I know is the person's first name, that is all I enter. I don't put 'unknown' or any variant of that in the surname field. If I later find out more, I create an AKA with appropriate sources, and then swap it for the current name. Hope this helps. :-) Kind Regards, Wendy Susan Jones said the following on 24/02/2014 6:39 p.m.: What would be the correct way to enter a person, whose surname you don’t know? I have many where I have the father’s full name and his wife’s first name only. Many thanks Susan 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
