I think because you put C on the right, then B is not technically "between" C and A. Try putting grandmother (B and C's mother) on right. And don't feel "lost" - there are still bugs in the Relationship Calculator. --P
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 10:37 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Relationship Calculator Hi, Paula The child "C" was already attached to her adoptive parents (as "adopted). But I only verified her birth parents today. They were already in my database, so I attached her to them. I should say, that nearly everyone is a Mackay, and there are numerous couples with the same forenames. So Relationship Calculator seemed the easiest way to find out if it was a family adoption! That's why I put the child "A" on Left, and her adoptive mother "C" on right. But it showed them only as mother and child. Then I used the Calculator on both sets of parents, which revealed the two "mothers" as sisters. Still feel the blood relationship should take precedence in the Calculator. But guess I don't understand how these things work <vbg>. Regards, Mary With "A" on Left, I selected "C" (her Aunt, and adoptive mother) on the right. I would have expected their true relationship to show, ie the common ancestor should be "C"'s father/"A"'s grandfather. But all I On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:05:40 -0600, Paula Ryburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mary, > Your situation prompted me to set up these folks in my sample db. I > entered > A, B, C (and D, C's husband). Then I tried the Relationship Calculator. > I > had A on the left, then I had to select the person on the right. So, if I > select C or D, A is the daughter. Who were you entering on the right? > Okay, so then I selected X (the grandmother) and it showed descent through > B > (birth mother). That's with B *OR* C/D as preferred parents. That is, I > could not get it to show descent through C. In fact, if I put C on the > right, the relationship (through common ancestor X) was "Niece" - correct. > I entered B and C first as daughters of X. Then entered A as daughter of > B, > then D as husband of C, then linked C/D to A (child status and both > relationships=Adopted). But surely the sequence in which you entered the > data cannot determine what is displayed in the relationship calculator??? > Hmm... a good mystery. > --Paula 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 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
