I'm just trying to learn the software and have looked under the help file, but probably not in the right place.
There is a record of a birth and the child is registered under the father's surname. In all other records she is listed under the surname of the man my ancestor married. There were two other children in the same situation, but without birth records that I have found, just the names, each with different last names. Another researcher who has done a lot of work as this is her direct ancestor, has noted that there were no marriages for these childdren. I entered this first child under the "spouse" and noted "unmarried." but the father still shows up under the spouse button. Is that how I should do it? And when there is no birth record, but a last name different than the mother's, do I enter those two children under the marriage "button" with no name in the father's blank? Later when all the children are listed in census and other records by the last name of the man my ancestor finally married, is it likely or unlikely there was a formal adoption (this is in the late 1800s) or they just informally took that name? Should that be noted under notes or in the notes in the census record? I hope this is clear. I have another question, but should put it into a separate email to follow. Thanks for any help! Peggy 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
