Owen: "Getting It Right" by Mary H. Slawson recommends the following format:
Francois would, of course, go in the Given Name field. The surname would read De La Tour dit Simonet D' Auvergne Note the initial caps on each portion of the surname. When searching for surnames like this, you have to play around with the format a good deal because people enter them differently. "Francois De La Tour" brings up five hits at RootsWeb WorldConnect, for example, but with all or part of the dit name added you get no hits. Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Owen Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 4:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Dit names How do I list a person with a "Dit" name. For example, 'Francois de La Tour Dit Simonet d'Auvergne" Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
