Bruce, Please bear in mind I'm from the England, so it may well not be applicable elsewhere! I use Miss as the prefix for a girl from birth until marriage, after marriage she takes her husband's surname and becomes Mrs - if she does not marry then she continues as Miss. On divorce/separation or as a single parent some women decide to use the prefix Ms but so far I have not used this as it is very modern thing. I guess I would if asked or if I knew someone used that prefix (with whatever surname was used at the time) and add it to the AKAs.
Strictly speaking, we use the term Master for a boy up to the age of around 14 when he becomes Mr. This is not as common today but was until the last 20 - 30 years or so (I still use it when writing to my grandkids). I do not use it in Legacy and prefix boys with Mr from birth. I have, of course, excluded the British peerage from this but that is a totally different subject! Hope this helps. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk *Over 650 Surnames from 11 Countries* View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _____________________________________________________________________ > Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 11:28:32 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Unknown name [--?--] > > Ron > Thank you for your well thought out and well explained reasoning. > I will likely adopt your ideas. > Just one question. When do you use Miss vs Mrs.? > > Bruce Jones > > On 11/4/07, ronald ferguson wrote: >> >> And a dash means "minus" not nothing (but then I only read maths!). More >> seriously, I always put a woman's married name in the AKAs: so a married >> woman named Miss Ann also reads, Miss Ann was also known as Mrs Ann Jones. >> >> Ron Ferguson _________________________________________________________________ Get free emoticon packs and customisation from Windows Live. http://www.pimpmylive.co.uk Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
