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Jenny M Benson <ge...@cedarbank.me.uk>
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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How best to record less common name formats into my
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Subject: Re: [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.
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
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> Peerage*, *Domesday, Descendants*, *Domesday People*, *Europäische
> Stammtafeln*, and Settipani's tomes, have been corrected as new documents
> are being discovered all the time.
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From: LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> on behalf of
Jenny M Benson <ge...@cedarbank.me.uk>
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 12:57 PM
To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How best to record less common name format
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".
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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
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