Jane, I am also of the leave it blank brigade. However, I rarely have a father without knowing his given name. If I have siblings with no known parents, I will usually create a father with their surname and no given name, but then I add to note to say he is an ‘invented’ person. It also occurs when in a census a father is absent, and the mother is recorded as married.
More often than not if I do not know the father’s given name then I do not know the mother either, and one cannot assume that the father’s surname will be the same as that of a child. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: Jane Sarles Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 2:36 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] What name to use? When I have an ancestor, whose given name I do not know, but for whom I have information to create and event, I should like to know what other people use for a given name. I have his son's name, but no clue as to his. Is it best to leave it blank, or give him a term such as "unknown", "father", "progenitor", etc.? Jane Sarles 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
