Lloyd, I don't use Legacy for much of my data entry ... but was curious about using "double brackets" ... as the wife's surname. [I use RootsMagic for data entry, Legacy for some reports.]
Can you describe how to enter double brackets, for this purpose, in Legacy? If easier, can you refer me to a Legacy link? Thanks, Becky --- "Lloyd A. Horrocks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For 1, I enter the husband's surname with double > brackets as the wife's > surname, so it doesn't appear on a gedcom or report, > but it's easier for me > to find. > For 3, I enter the surname of a male sibling as the > surname of the father. > You have your choice of leaving the given name blank > or unknown. For > example, my 2nd great-grandfather is Eli Sheldon and > I have the names of 7 > siblings. Their father is unknown Sheldon. Even the > Sheldon Family > Association doesn't know his name! > > Lloyd Horrocks > > At 01:06 AM 04/19/2006 +0000, you wrote: > >I have just started using Legacy and have three > questions on its usage. > > > >1) What is the best, standard, most efficient, etc. > method of entering a > >wife when the maiden name is unknown and there is > little prospect of > >determining it? I have varied between entering the > husband's given name > >and entering a question mark. Or can (should) the > surname be left blank? > > > >2) How should an unnamed child that died in infancy > be entered? I want it > >recorded and have entered the child with "Unnamed > Son Of" as the first > >name and the surname as the last name. Is there a > better method? > > > >3) I have entries for people as spouses whose > parents are unknown. I want > >to add siblings to those people but Legacy doesn't > appear to allow the > >addition of an individual without a parent. How can > I get them in? > > > >Thank you. > > -------------------------------------------- > My mailbox is spam-free with ChoiceMail, the leader > in personal and corporate anti-spam solutions. > Download your free copy of ChoiceMail from > www.digiportal.com > Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska > or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family > History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. > Enter online at > http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp > > 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/ > > For online technical support, please visit > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp 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/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
