Parentheses and brackets are different. You used parentheses; is that what you meant to say?
CE > From: rgaus...@telus.net > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] When to use est and when to use abt > Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 13:48:31 -0800 > > Another common method is to use the married (husband's) name in brackets - > Jane married John Doe, use Jane (Doe). > > Bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Newton [mailto:lugda...@drdavid.plus.com] > Sent: Monday, 6 January, 2014 1:35 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] When to use est and when to use abt > > Agreed but it can be difficult when you don't know the maiden name. I started > by leaving it blank and then ended up with a collection of forenames at the > front of my index. So I now go with the married surname and a title suffix of > spouse. These have the advantage of showing in the index in a more > appropriate place and also it is easy to produce a list by searching for > suffix "spouse" > > On 06/01/2014 09:21, Jay 1FamilyTree wrote: > > SNIP > > And everyone PLEASE stop putting a womans married name in the surname > >box. her surname is/was her maiden name..... > > When gedcoms are passed on or info taken from a source that has done > >that I diligently verify it only to find 98% are in fact having their > >married name entered in the surname box. > >SNIP 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
