Dear Barbara,
I assume you are asking about a 'computer' program. The answer to
your question probably varies dependent upon the computer program you use. I
use Family Tree Maker and there is an option on the facts page called
Lineage which if clicked gives you places to put in information such as
titles and aka's (also know as) or nicknames. If you use this program and
need more information... write back. In all cases I would use as the
primary name the one that is going to follow through in the family. One
never knows what spellings or misspellings one might find in various
sources, but keep track of them somewhere even if it is in a section of your
program for miscellaneous notes. The above mentioned program has a page for
each individual for such information.
Susan Hayes
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Williams" <jambutty(a)idx.com.au>
To: <WLS-GWYNEDD-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 2:48 PM
Subject: [GWYNEDD] SURNAME CHANGES
Hi All
Just how do you show somebody in your family tree programme when the
surname has
changed?
I have Martha GRIMES married to William BOTWORTH in Liverpool 5 Dec 1870.
On their
marriage certificate and in the censuses for 1881,1891 and 1901
this is how their names are spelt (I can't find them in 1871).
However after many years of looking for them (both born Cheshire) I
finally found
them on Cheshire BMD by a bit of lateral thinking.
I now have Martha CRIMES (with a "c" not a "g") and William BOTWOOD.
Do I leave them in my programme as the surname they used in later years
(of course
all the children are BOTWORTH) or do I change the parents to the
name they were given at birth? Of course Martha is not a problem as she
only uses the name GRIMES on her marriage certificate, but it's a bit more
difficult with William because of the surname of the ten children.
Regards
Barbara
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