RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Dealing with multiple names

@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheri Mello Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 7:35 PM To: Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Dealing with multiple names What I'm trying to get a feel for...do most people just basical

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Dealing with multiple names

Here's the thing: The question is coming from I.T. at FTDNA. They are developing new trees and using Gedcom format. He sent this about names: *PERSONAL_NAME_STRUCTURE:* = n * NAME* http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Epmcbride/gedcom/55gcch2.htm#NAME_PERSONAL>> {1:1} +1 NPFX

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Dealing with multiple names

Cheri I use the name a person was born with. In my genealogy program, it uses AKA names and it has its own field to input it. You can also put quotes around a name that is frequently used. As an example, my grandmother was Carolyn Rose Goularte but she always went by Carrie. So, in Legacy (now

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Dealing with multiple names

What I'm trying to get a feel for...do most people just basically put the names together, or do they actually use the alternate name thingy in the genealogy program? I'm asking because Gedcom has a the Name and then they have the Alternate name. I have an idea that most of us just use the main

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Dealing with multiple names

In my genealogy program I have an AKA field too.  In almost all cases I use the primary name spelling for the way they were born.  Then I enter any alternates in the AKA. i.e Jose Machado Cardoso AKA Joe Machado Cardoza etcetera...  Jeremy -- You received this message because you are

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Dealing with multiple names

Marilyn, can you tell me how you would enter a Joao da Silva who goes by John or a George Dewey Smith who goes by Dewey? On Apr 19, 2017 2:53 PM, "Marilyn Thompson" wrote: > I enter their full name with an AKA nickname in all cases. > > I can see the problem with Portuguese

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Dealing with multiple names

I enter their full name with an AKA nickname in all cases. I can see the problem with Portuguese names as to how to handle the "da". Should it be included as part of the surname or what? On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 1:21 PM, 'abbykats' via Azores Genealogy < azores@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Cher,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Dealing with multiple names

Cher,I have done both 1 and 2 in case 1, but have also added in the notes the information.  I myself would do the same for those who were immigrants and non-immigrants.  Barb Jafra Consultant andMember of the Azores-Gen ProjectResearching:  Graciosa, Azores, Portugal On Wednesday, April

[AZORES-Genealogy] Dealing with multiple names

When entering a name into your genealogy program, how do you deal with multiple names? Case 1 (immigrant) Say your ancestor is Joao da Silva, but the vast majority of records in America call him John and your family called him John. What do you enter into your genealogy program? 1) Joao da Silva