Re: [LegacyUG] AKA - can the Legacy Hints use them effectively?

2019-03-19 Thread Ian Thomas
...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Pete Sent: Wednesday, 20 March 2019 5:17 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA - can the Legacy Hints use them effectively? Ian, I have seen some of the type entries: Adam [Eddie, Edward] Addam/Eddie/Edward Adam I prefer

Re: [LegacyUG] AKA - can the Legacy Hints use them effectively?

2019-03-19 Thread Pete
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 10:57 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKA - can the Legacy Hints use them effectively? Hi Your question is whether to two people are actually one person. If you believe that they are then you should merge them and document your decision

Re: [LegacyUG] AKA - can the Legacy Hints use them effectively?

2019-03-19 Thread Chris Hill
Hi Your question is whether to two people are actually one person. If you believe that they are then you should merge them and document your decision. It is not uncommon for people to have multiple names, quite often as a nickname or because the family decided to use a different name. Regards

[LegacyUG] AKA - can the Legacy Hints use them effectively?

2019-03-19 Thread Ian Thomas
This is a question about how Legacy software uses an individual's AKA entries, but I need to explain with a preface. For a year or so I have wondered how to resolve this problem with an ancestor who changed his given names at some time between 1896 and 1900, when he moved from Melbourne to