I do something of teh same thing excepot I use "_____" for given names and "~_____" for surnames and then in the suffix I put "w/o Smith, Peter #xxxx".. All without quotes. This allows the entries to sort at the end of the Surnames index by spouses surname.
----- Original Message ---- From: Dee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 3:54:24 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Unknowns Have you heard of the woman who spent ten years looking for her ancestors with surname Unk until someone pointed out it was an abbreviation for Unknown? I also know someone who looked for her French Inconnu ancestors without knowing it translates as unknown. If a woman's surname is unknown, I use "Wife of Peter SMITH RIN 232". Thus, all these wives sort together in my index and I can find them when I want to work on them. Dee Whiting On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 5:06 AM, Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks Jenny for the tip, I must get used to looking at every tab for a while until I get V7 to the way I like it. Your tip reduced the Problems report from 16 pages to 4. There is one little problem that has me stumped, some time ago someone suggested using the "Events" to record addresses for people and it works beaut except for a current period as in a start date and no end date. Event (Residence) date is bad [13 Apr 2007 -] Event (Residence): This date is not in a format Legacy recognizes. Check the date to make sure it is valid I have checked all the tabs to see if there is one that would exclude the above but with no success so I just ignore the report for those as it is only a couple of entries. Steve -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jenny M Benson Sent: Monday, 9 June 2008 12:07 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Unknowns JLB wrote >v.7 doesn't like people named Unknown either first name or last. What >to do instead? Son/Daughter works when the sex is known. What for the >unknowns? Could-Be-Either? What about unknown first names of >Husbands? Still Son? What's wrong with Unknown? What for the unknown >last names? Nothing? I have lots of Unknowns in my database, and the odd Child or Infant. I have just unticked "Descriptive words in name field" on the Standardisation tab of Potential Problems and go about my merry way. -- Jenny M Benson 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.2.0/1493 - Release Date: 6/9/2008 5:25 PM 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 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 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
