I use the name on their marriage records since they were alive and well when they got married and would be their most correct name.
On Sunday, June 9, 2013 10:09:01 AM UTC-4, Gerri Martin wrote: > > How does one decide what to use as a preferred or primary name for a > person? Baptism, marriage, death etc all list the same person with > different (sometimes very different) surnames, middle names etc. Then if > they come to this country, it starts all over again with different > spellings etc. I was just wondering how experienced genealogists do. Is > there a general consensus or rule they follow? > > Thanks > > Gerri Martin > > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en.
