Kirsten,
I am finding that already and my only regret is I did not make the move
sooner.{;-)
Colin.
- Original Message -
From: Kirsten Bowman
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 2:29 AM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Census & BMD Name changes
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12:32 AM
To: Legacy User Group
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census & BMD Name changes
Hi Kirsten,
Thank you for your thoughts, I have now put the additonal names in as AKAs
and used the birth registration spelling on his main page.
I have also left the notes in the Birth and Marriage Notes to c
- Original Message -
From: Jenny M Benson
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census & BMD Name changes
Colin Liddell wrote
> My father was Baptised Archibald George but was known all his
Colin Liddell wrote
My father was Baptised Archibald George but was known all his life as
George, would you classify that as an AKA?
No, as it its one of his officially given names I would enter it as a
quoted name ("Archibald George "George" in the firstname field) and use
George in Reports
- Original Message -
From: Jenny M Benson
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census & BMD Name changes
Colin Liddell wrote
>
>My question is; how do I handle the different spellings of his surname?
Colin Liddell wrote
My question is; how do I handle the different spellings of his surname?
Do I make the assumption that the birth spelling is correct and just
use that in all instances or should I put in the Marriage notes the
spelling used there and in the Birth notes the spelling used th
and a convert from FTM and Legacy is taking a bit to get used to.{;-)
Colin.
- Original Message -
From: Kirsten Bowman
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 2:07 PM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Census & BMD Name changes
Welcome Colin!
You shoul
Welcome Colin!
You should be safe in using the spelling on the birth record as the
preferred version--at least until/unless you find more evidence.You may
also want to record the other spellings as aka's, although there could be
some argument about whether George was really *also known as* the
- Original Message -
From: "Colin Liddell"
: My question is; how do I handle the different spellings of his surname?
:
: Do I make the assumption that the birth spelling is correct and just use
: that in all instances or should I put in the Marriage notes the spelling
: used there and
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