RE: [LegacyUG] Recording Unknown Names of Children

2006-12-26 Thread leo macdonald
Hi Gary, Here s what I do for an unknow given name " ? Smith", for an unknown surname " Jane ?", for an unknown person " ? ?". It is simple and works for me. Leo From: "Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson-Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara-" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamily

Re: [LegacyUG] Recording Unknown Names of Children

2006-12-25 Thread Cathy
For me, that depends on where they are in my tree. If they are close relatives, Child One, or Boy/Girl One if I know gender. If not, a note in the Marriage Notes. eg: This couple had 8 children. Details known for two. I particularly do this for parents of those who have married in, when I may

Re: [LegacyUG] Recording Unknown Names of Children

2006-12-25 Thread Wendy Howard
Hi Gary, I give each child a place-holder name, such as "Unknown Child #1", "Unknown Child #2", and so on. If I know the sex, then I put that in, instead of 'child'. If you don't know the sex, click on the "?" radio button alongside the ones indicating male and female as Sharon mentioned.

RE: [LegacyUG] Recording Unknown Names of Children

2006-12-25 Thread Sharon Johnson
I put "child", "son" or "dau" as the given name.  With "child" you wouldn't know the sex so click on the "?" and it turns a green color for unknown sex.  You could put those ID's in the prefix field if you wanted, instead. Sharon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]   From: "Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson-Hod