Is there consensus on how to record plural "wives" and their children? Call them wives, or "partners" or ...? Perce

"Percival P. Cassidy" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Is there consensus on how to record plural "wives" and their children? > Call them wives, or "partners" or ...? Is there actually a problem here? Some people do marry multiple times during a lifetime. Therefore, most if not all genealogy programs accept multiple spouses. Now, if you are saying that your program won't allow you to enter two spouses with overlapping marriage periods (e.g. marriages without termination by divorce or death), you need a better program.

On Jul 15, 1:10 pm, "Percival P. Cassidy" <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there consensus on how to record plural "wives" and their children? > Call them wives, or "partners" or ...? > > Perce Why do you put "wives" in quotes? Are you talking about women not legally married to the fathers of their children? Jurisdiction and culture also play a role so there is no "one size fits all" solution.

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:10:58 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy" <[email protected]> wrote: >Is there consensus on how to record plural "wives" and their children? >Call them wives, or "partners" or ...? It's usual to call them wives. -- Steve Hayes Web: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com/ http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/famhist1.htm http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7783/