The accepted/recommended practice is to use [--?--] when you have an unknown surname. Many leave it blank (as I did for some years) as this indicates (by default) that it is not known......but this can become confusing and might leave unanswered questions. What I really dislike is obtaining data where the name is "Roy" or perhaps "Dana" - - can be either given or surname so must be careful.
Tom M...... > >I have received a plot out that appears to fit my family so far. There is > > one problem- the author of this plot-out sometimes used only the first > > name > > as a person's last name when he did not know the last name. I assume he > > did > > this to avoid having a lot of "Unknown" for the last name. If there are a > > lot, after a certain point, it does get confusing. > > > > How do some of you enter people with unknown names in such a fashion that > > the word "Unknown" is hardly ever used? Anyone have a strategy for this? > > I'd > > love to be able to see a last name, be able to see that it means "unknown" > > and to whom it applies in most cases. > > > > Feel free to write me directly. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Robert Carneal > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
