Michele, This is a suggestion which has been mooted many times over the years, together with many similar instances. Given names and surnames come to mind where, especially for females, one has to use a marriage for a maiden name having already obtained the given name from a census.
Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: Michele Lewis Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 1:49 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] suggestion I submitted I just submitted this suggestion. I hope other would want this too. “I think you should make it where the date of birth and the place of birth are separate fields when it comes to sourcing. Death certificates often give the place of birth for the deceased's parents but not the date. The census records also give a place of birth for the parents but not the date. If you use one of the above as a source for the date of birth/place of birth, it appears as though the source named both.” Michele Lewis 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
