Marlene, I use the UserID field for this; it holds up to 20 characters. Then, on the NAME list, select Options and select "Show User ID# in List". Then you can position your mouse in the "#" field at the top -- and by clicking once at a time it will toggle the sort ascending and descending by User Id order.
I have something similar where the main father in 1500's was named "William" who had 4 sons named Thomas, William, John, and Edmond. All four boys named their four sons each with those four names -- and this continued until 1862!! It took me over 5 years to finally get some sort of valid dates. The ones that are still pending continue to have information in the User ID field. In all of the reporting and charting the user is given options to either use the RIN, User ID, or none. Hope this helps. Valerie -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Kate Redford Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:24 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Many Individuals of the same name Marlene, my database is similar but the Surname for my paternal grandfather and grandmother is Smith. Since I seldom print information except for myself and no one views my files, I have elected to add whatever is necessary to make it easier for me to work with. Then, if I do need to print reports for whomever, I copy the database to "another name file". That keeps me from pulling my hair out. Good luck in your continued research. Kate Smith Redford Salem, Oregon, USA 503-304-9226 -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Marlene Williamson Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:10 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Many Individuals of the same name Thanks to all those who gave suggestions as to how to organise many individuals of the same name. ...... .....The suggestion from the 'official team' was to put Bef 3 June 1666 in the birth field when the known baptism is 3 June 1666, which is extremely unwieldy and superfluous and adds nothing meaningful other then the obvious. I don't print information very often and the ability to customise the reports allows the exclusion of the extra info, so I have decided to use the Est Year option to see how it works. Marlene in New Zealand 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
