Any scheme we pick that meets our needs is probably OK. The only caveat
is that before we select a scheme for entering persons with unknown name
elements is to think about what we intend to do with our research. If
we plan to share it we need to make sure we use a scheme that others can
understand. That translates into a need for something very simple.
Jim
Garry Mullins wrote:
Robert,
I enter completely unknown persons as Child1 UNKNOWN, Child2 UNKNOWN, etc. I
usually enter them as Males by default - but I'm probably just a MCP.
I enter unknown wives as Alice UNKNOWN, Betty UNKNOWN, etc. I don't like
entering unknown wives of say John SMITH, as Alice SMITH; it can be quite
confusing in later months.
If I end up with two Alice UNKNOWN's, I then use the Title Suffix field to
add something like [[Dup1/2]] to the first Alice and [[Dup2/2]] to the
second Alice. This helps when I run a Find Duplicates search to distinguish
between different Alice UNKNOWN's.
I know these methods may not be ideal for you, but they get me where I need!
I believe that there is no one correct answer (within Legacy) to your
dilemma. Try a few different methods as suggested by others. And then pick
the one that you're most comfortable with.
Regards
Garry
P.S. MCP = Male Chauvinist #$%
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