To change the married surname of either partner tp to the Marriage Information Screen and click Change
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ New Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office http://www.fergys.co.uk 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: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 07:16:09 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 - Maiden Names and Married Names > > When I installed V7 (on Monday!), it prompted for whether to > automatically created the married names for women (can't remember the > exact wording). So, that would be a global setting. However, this > option appears to be for NEW marriages created. You can apply to all > existing marriage from the Options>Customise>Data Entry> "Rule for > generating default married names" and clicking Apply. > > They show up very nicely identified in the Index view when the option > "Include married names" is selected. However, I noted it seems to only > use the main surname (and not any alternates) of the husband. > > I didn't see a way to set it at the individual level. For me, this > isn't a problem. The dominate cultural practice of my ancestors was to > change the woman's surname upon marriage. So, today, even women who > keep their birth surname often use both names legally (one socially > and one professionally). Even if the woman doesn't choose to use both > or only her birth surname, she will still likely receive > correspondence in her husband's surname. > > 2008/6/3 Belinda : >> I've just finished watching the video online for some of the new features of >> Legacy 7 and I love the inclusion of the married names in indexes etc which >> is relevant for the vast majority of marriages in my file. But haven't been >> able to download the program yet so I'm not able to check this out for >> myself but what I'm wondering is there a solution to or if, not any >> suggestions for work arounds for the following. >> >> I like more and more women have retained my maiden name on marriage. What >> I'm wondering does the program have a check box or something for each women >> that you can tick if name was not changed on marriage (which would then >> alter indexes etc) or if not what would LUG members suggest as a work around >> for this situation. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Belinda >> _________________________________________________________________ All new Live Search at Live.com http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000006ukm/direct/01/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
