Re: [LegacyUG] AKA Names

[Peter & Christine Harris]

I have kept all nicknames in quotes and used the AKA where there are variations to the actual name through life circumstances.  Example where the birth is spelled one way and the marriage has a second spelling and the death a third.  Or where a child is born pre wedlock and registered with the mother's surname, but takes the fathers all through life.  I always record the name on the birth record as the main name of the person, no matter what else comes along.  And I have hundreds of examples in my database! I like the way the reports handle the nicknames.  It personalises everything. Christine Perth, Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: Caljon H Strobele To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 5:29 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA Names Hi Robert, The only problem is that if (as I started to do) you only put the nickname or surname variation in the AKA field, the name appears as a partial name when the fields are switched from AKA to main. I am going back and putting in the full or complete name in the AKA field - as I have time. Cal in California   On Mon, 07 Aug 2000 16:26:02 -0400 Robert Strong         <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'd be interested in hearing from more people as to how they use the > AKA > feature.  My use of it is probably unorthodox, for that is where > I've > started putting the names I used to include in quotation marks after > the > given name, i.e., the nickname or commonly used name.  For example, > Andrew Jackson "Drew" Bowers is now Andrew Jackson Bowers, AKA > Drew. > His father is Andrew Jackson Bowers, AKA Jack.  I had so many > family > nicknames in my records that I thought this would provide a cleaner > look, and thus far it has worked well for me.  I've modified my > family > view so that the AKA name is on the first line followed by birth > and > death information.  That is the way it prints out on a Family Group > Report as well. > > Robert Strong > >