Maybe all 3 were fathered by different men. It can happen. In the meantime, you can merge the 3 unknowns into 1 unknown using the Merge function. --- JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/
On 8/8/2012 5:24 PM, Tony Rolfe wrote: > I recently ran a potential problems report and found the following > situation: > > A woman had married and had children. > > The 1871 census shows her as a widow with several children, including a > 3-month-old daughter. Her husband had died in 1868. > > The 1881 census shows her being remarried with two more children born > after 1871 but before her new marriage and with her previous married > surname. > > So, these may have been adopted, they may be fathered by her new husband > before the marriage, or she may have had another, as yet undocumented, > relationship (or two). > > The three children born between the death of husband 1 and the marriage > to husband 2 were linked to husband 1 and showed up as potential > problems. I've unlinked the three children from their parents and > linked them to the mother, but now they each have an unknown father. > This poor woman shows up as having 5 husbands, three unknowns and two > with names. Is there any way to consolidate the 3 unknown spouses into > one, without actually creating someone called "Unknown"? > > Advice would be appreciated > > thanks > > Tony > > > > > 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 > > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2437/5188 - Release Date: 08/08/12 > > > 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
