...or you could also put identifying information within privacy
brackets[[]].This is VERY handy in preventing the accidental merging
of the 35,000 unknowns in your database. . By putting(for
example)[[wife of Joe Blow]] into your database as a first or last
name for an unknown female, the information is available to you but
can be easily excluded in any reports.
Kathy
At 01:53 PM 11/11/2009, you wrote:
It depends....
If you have a unknown child of a known couple the program will
default the last name in and then you can just leave the first name blank
If you have an unknown spouse but known children, when you add the
children the spouse will automatically default to unknown
If you know that someone was married but you don't know what their
first or last name was you can add an AKA such as Mrs. David Smith
and then leave her name blank
If you only know the first name of a spouse just add the first name
and leave the surname blank [David Smith married Gladys for example]
If you have children but the parents are unknown you can add a
father with the same last name and the spouse will default to unknown
Jennifer Dorner wrote:
I cannot find on the Legacy site how they recommend dealing with
individuals whose surnames are unknown.
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