Denis, (Rob & Steve), Thanks for your explanations. The Alt term makes more sense now. I'll have to determine a way to make any use of them proactive as opposed to them just sitting there dormantly, Perhaps getting them on to "to do" lists?
I'm off to think aboutthem but I won't yet delete them. Peter Holmes Western Australia [HOLMES (Witham on the Hill, Pinchbeck, Donington and then Leicestershire), DAVISON (Donington), CRAGG (Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire), RYLOTT & WITHERINGTON (Gosberton, Gosberton Clough)] [Villages are in Lincolnshire] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis > Kowallek > Sent: Friday, 13 January 2006 09:24 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Events master list > > On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:09:25 +0800, "Peter Holmes" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >what the first few entries on the list relate > >to - specifically the abbreviation <Alt. > preceding 'birth', "burial", > >"christening" & "death" > > Alt. stands for "alternate" or "alternative". I use them when I have > conflicting data. For example, a newspaper obit may say a person was > born in 1921, but the tombstone may say 1920. So one goes in the main > birth event, and the other goes in an Alt. Birth event. Legacy User Group 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
