What I enter into a name field where I don’t know the last, first or both names is an underscore (5x). Like that it shows up in reports with the underscore and people can write the missing name if they know them.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 28, 2020, at 15:51, Jenny M Benson <ge...@cedarbank.me.uk> wrote: > > On 28/11/2020 19:40, John Faulks wrote: >> FYI I have several instances like that with one known parent who later >> marries someone else. I agree that leaving the missing parent blank is the >> way to go. > > People may prefer not to use "Unknown" in place of a name, but I prefer to > enter *something* to indicate an unknown spouse or child because it is an > easy reminder that there is information I still need to look for and makes it > clear that I have not accidentally created a non-existent relationship or > forgotten to add someone. > > -- > Jenny M Benson - http://jennygenes.blogspot.co.uk/ > Wrexham, UK > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
