I just never put in "de" or "da" in my family tree or gedcom names for this very reason. The reason is to avoid this very problem. "De" or "da" is only a preposition and it only means "of". In a message dated 9/10/2014 2:57:29 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, azores@googlegroups.com writes:
I wonder if it could be due to how FTM wrote the Gedcom. When I write a surname into my program I try to avoid the issue of screwing up the surname by entering the "d'" or "de", "do" etc on the first line name. For example... I enter "José de" on the Given name of the FTM program. And "Paiva" on the surname. I wonder if by entering "de" on the middle name section is what is causing it not to match. Sent from my iPad On Sep 10, 2014, at 12:59 PM, "'Denise' via Azores Genealogy" <_azores@googlegroups.com_ (mailto:azores@googlegroups.com) > wrote: Hi Cheri, I have the issue of not connecting due to spellings I guess. I have tied in with Altino and Rick, among many others on the list, and they do not show up as connections. Any suggestions? Denise D'Antona Sent from my iPhone On Sep 9, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Cheri Mello <_gfscherim@gmail.com_ (mailto:gfsche...@gmail.com) > wrote: Mary B, Yes, keep on playing and making a list of things. You got double first names and I got the middle name dropped. As a beta tester, I reported the José showing up as José. I sent it to them both as ANSI and ANSEL. Just add it to your list of things that you found with the trees Yes, your mom doesn't show as a link because you ended with her on that Gedcom. I had my mom's DNA kit listed as H. Louise. In my Gedcom, she is Helen Louise. That is why it wouldn't link her. I had to change it. So if have Joe Mello and you have him as Jose de Melo, with the same birth and everything, it may not show the link. Altino's my dad's 2nd cousin, but I have the surname as Mello and I think he has it as Demelo, so it won't show Altino as a link. This is a problem. Ugh. Cheri -- Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com_ (mailto:azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com) . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- 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+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com_ (mailto:azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com) . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- 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+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com_ (mailto:azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com) . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- 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. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
