Re: [LegacyUG] How best to record less common name formats into my Legacy program

2017-08-12 Thread Lin Sharp
uke > of Richmond, (1519-1536), Henry VIII's only acknowledged and healthy son by > Elizabeth Blount. > > > Wikipedia is helpful when correct, but it is very flawed and certainly > never a trustworthy source. > > > > CE > > > --------------

Re: [LegacyUG] How best to record less common name formats into my Legacy program

2017-08-10 Thread CE WOOD
___ From: LegacyUserGroup on behalf of Jenny M Benson Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 2:53 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How best to record less common name formats into my Legacy program On 10-Aug-17 09:42 PM, CE WOOD wrote: > Fitz Alan meant he was

Re: [LegacyUG] How best to record less common name formats into my Legacy program

2017-08-10 Thread Jane Linkswiler
: [LegacyUG] How best to record less common name formats into my Legacy program Fitz Alan meant he was the son of Alan. It had nothing whatsoever to do with legitimacy! Later, Fitz Allen became used as a surname and was used for daughters as well as sons. "de Ferrers" was never a s

Re: [LegacyUG] How best to record less common name formats into my Legacy program

2017-08-10 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 10-Aug-17 09:42 PM, CE WOOD wrote: Fitz Alan meant he was the son of Alan. It had nothing whatsoever to do with legitimacy! From Wikipedia: "From the Stuart era (1603–1714) and later, a pseudo-Anglo-Norman usage of Fitz was adopted for younger sons of the British royal family who lacked

Re: [LegacyUG] How best to record less common name formats into my Legacy program

2017-08-10 Thread Lin Sharp
rage*, *Domesday, Descendants*, *Domesday People*, *Europäische > Stammtafeln*, and Settipani's tomes, have been corrected as new documents > are being discovered all the time. > > > > > CE > > > -- > *From:* LegacyUserGroup on

Re: [LegacyUG] How best to record less common name formats into my Legacy program

2017-08-10 Thread CE WOOD
time. CE From: LegacyUserGroup on behalf of Jenny M Benson Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 12:57 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How best to record less common name formats into my Legacy program On 10-Aug-17 08:17 PM, Lin Sharp

Re: [LegacyUG] How best to record less common name formats into my Legacy program

2017-08-10 Thread David Turley
I too have ancestors with uncommon names from that period. I have treated them as surnames and have not had any problems with them not being recognized on websites such as FamilySearch. As to the use of Fitz in a name, my sources do not indicate "illegitimate birth", rather simply "son of". On Thu

Re: [LegacyUG] How best to record less common name formats into my Legacy program

2017-08-10 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 10-Aug-17 08:17 PM, Lin Sharp wrote: I am fortunate in having success in documenting some of my family lines back as far as the 13th century in what is now the UK. I would appreciate suggestions as to the best way to record those names in my Legacy program. Names such as the following are a bi

[LegacyUG] How best to record less common name formats into my Legacy program

2017-08-10 Thread Lin Sharp
I am fortunate in having success in documenting some of my family lines back as far as the 13th century in what is now the UK. I would appreciate suggestions as to the best way to record those names in my Legacy program. Names such as the following are a bit different from today's nomenclature: E