Yes. And I have a marriage record one party's surname are spelled
differently within the same document. This New England family had moved
to the south. Same name, but with pronunciation variations that led to
differing spellings.
Dawn
Laura Johnson wrote:
It is NOT pendantic at all
On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 20:16:09 -0700, "Kirsten Bowman"
wrote:
>But Laura, how do you account for pastors who couldn't spell or who
>"latinized" infants' names? Should a baptismal record for "Fredrikus
>Merkel" take precedence over a will signed in the man's own hand as
>Frederick Markle--along with
It is NOT pendantic at all.I choose to be
historically/genealogically correct and record EXACTLY how each instance
of the name appears in that person's life with the first available
document from the birth being the first/preferred name.
For example - this is my 3rd great grandfather
Laura Johnson wrote
And I disagreeI believe you should always use the FIRST logical
document - birth or baptism - as that is the name they were given. All
others are changes to the name they were given.
PS - I am a professional genealogist.
But how can you be sure it was the name the
Jane, I have that all the time in one of my lines. I just make the
change on the person's individual page. Then their children and
spouse along with future generations will automatically be changed
from that point down unless you need to change it again at some point.
Ellen Kramer
Resear
rom: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on
Behalf Of Laura Johnson
Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 6:28 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Changing surname
And I disagreeI believe you should always use the FIRST logical
document - birth or
3, 2009 4:56 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Changing surname
My grandfather's name was Irvin, but he is often referred to as
Irving. He never used that name, yet if someone is searching for
"Irving" they will not find him unless I add Irving as an AKA. So
.uk/fergys/
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- Original Message -
From: Jan Roberts
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: 04 October 2009 00:05
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Changing surname
But I would only use the alternative name as an AKA if there is ev
And I disagreeI believe you should always use the FIRST logical
document - birth or baptism - as that is the name they were given. All
others are changes to the name they were given.
PS - I am a professional genealogist.
Jenny M Benson wrote:
Laura Johnson wrote
I have a much more s
Sent: Sunday, 4 October 2009 5:02
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Changing surname
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>
>
> Right now they are all in as Peter. Actually I would like all those after
> a certain date to be Peters. Must I go to the screen for each one and do
Laura Johnson wrote
I have a much more standardized approach to the names. I would
approach it very simplistically
I record EXACTLY what is on the documents. If the birth document
stated the surname is PETER, then I would record it as that. If a
later document for the same person shows PETER
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To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Changing surname
Right now they are all in as Peter.Actually I would like all those after
a certain date to be Peters. Must I go to the screen for each one and do and
AKA? No way to do it as a group?
Jane
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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Changing surname
Do both surnames appear in reports?
Jane Sarles
On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Ron Ferguson
wrote:
Sorry, Jane, but I do not understand your problem here. I have the same
situation with a family called "Heyes" up to the late 19c
I have a much more standardized approach to the names. I would approach
it very simplistically
I record EXACTLY what is on the documents. If the birth document stated
the surname is PETER, then I would record it as that. If a later
document for the same person shows PETERS, then I would creat
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To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Changing surname
Do both surnames appear in reports?
Jane Sarles
On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Ron Ferguson
wrote:
Sorry, Jane, but I do not understand your problem here. I have the same
situation with a family called
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> - Original Message - From: Jane Sarles
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Sent: 03 October 2009 19:01
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Changing surname
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03 October 2009 19:01
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Changing surname
Right now they are all in as Peter.Actually I would like all those after
a certain date to be Peters. Must I go to the screen for each one and do and
AKA? No way to do it as a group?
Jane
On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:45
I handle name variations the same way as Ron does.
Ron Ferguson wrote:
Sorry, Jane, but I do not understand your problem here. I have the
same situation with a family called "Heyes" up to the late 19c and
"Hayes" thereafter.
I entered the surname as Heyes until it changed and then entered
H
Jane Sarles wrote
I have a line that started out as having the surname Peter. Somewhere
prior to today, it became Peters. Is there a way to have it as Peter
up to a certain point and then convert it to Peters in later generations?
Are you saying that at a certain point all members of the fam
Sorry, Jane, but I do not understand your problem here. I have the same
situation with a family called "Heyes" up to the late 19c and "Hayes"
thereafter.
I entered the surname as Heyes until it changed and then entered Hayes. This
did mean that sometimes a child had a different name from the p
Right now they are all in as Peter.Actually I would like all those after
a certain date to be Peters. Must I go to the screen for each one and do and
AKA? No way to do it as a group?
Jane
On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Anne Picketts wrote:
> Why don't you use the a.k.a.?
>
>
> On Sun,
Do both surnames appear in reports?
Jane Sarles
On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Ron Ferguson wrote:
> Sorry, Jane, but I do not understand your problem here. I have the same
> situation with a family called "Heyes" up to the late 19c and "Hayes"
> thereafter.
>
> I entered the surname as Heyes u
Why don't you use the a.k.a.?
On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 5:30 AM, Jane Sarles wrote:
> I have a line that started out as having the surname Peter. Somewhere
> prior to today, it became Peters. Is there a way to have it as Peter up to
> a certain point and then convert it to Peters in later generat
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