Mike Fry wrote: > On 2010/03/10 05:33, Scott Hall wrote: > > >> Hi. I am a new user of Legacy, and have come across a challenge I can't >> figure out. If one doesn't know an ancestor's parents, Legacy will use >> a blank record, thus enabling me to enter siblings even though no parent >> appears. But, I can't figure out how to do that in other situations. >> The one specifically I am dealing with is a second wife. I know she >> existed, but have no record of her name. There was a child. I'd rather >> not clutter my file with records of "Unknowns" and like that Legacy uses >> blank records. So, if I want to enter this child, how do I do it? When >> I try, Legacy keeps trying to link the child to the ancestor's first wife. >> > > What you have here is an extension to the first example that you quote: > adding siblings without knowing parents. Here, you do know who half of > the parents were :-) In both cases, you 'need' the Unknowns in order to > start the proper linking process. So, add the second wife to the husband > and link the child to this couple. You'll just have to accept that for > now you don't know her name and that until you do, she'll have to remain > Unknown. > > To avoid ending up with a name list of several 'unknowns' and not knowing which was which I enter under the surname 'Wife of xxx' or whatever is appropriate. That way I can identify the appropriate RIN in the names list.
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