Ron, Many thanks for your reply.
I used SEARCH/FIND/DETAILED SEARCH - Primary condition 'surname' The example below is directly from this. Erm, I don't think I have any 'index tab' (Legacy 7.5) All good wishes, Joan On 20/08/2011 21:57, Ron Ferguson wrote: > Joan, > > Where/how are you searching. If you use the Index tab and sort by surname > they are usually in order of dob. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joan Kemp > Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 8:53 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy searching > > Hi! > > When searching for a family name in Legacy, the names come in a random > date order. > > Eg, I have just searched for individuals with the surname 'Linnell' > There are 15 'William Linnell's" in my tree, but in the search, their > dates are not listed chronologically by birth order > they start: > Linnell, William (1821-1880) > Linnell, William (1833-1837) > Linnell, William (1740-1779) > Linnell, William (1767-1832) > Linnell, William (1740-1817) > etc > > How can I persuade Legacy to order similarly named individuals > chronologically? > in the above eg, listed by birth order: > Linnell, William (1740-1779) (earliest birth) > Linnell, William (1740-1817) > Linnell, William (1767-1832) > Linnell, William (1821-1880) > Linnell, William (1833-1837) (latest birth) > > Many thanks > > Joan > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
