D. Stussy wrote: >> 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. I was merely wondering whether it was customary to limit the term "wife" to a legally recognized relationship. Perce

On Wednesday 15 July 2009 13:31, Percival P. Cassidy ([email protected]) opined: > D. Stussy wrote: > >>> 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. > > I was merely wondering whether it was customary to limit the term "wife" > to a legally recognized relationship. > > Perce Depends on _where_, don't you think? There are still places where multiple wives are permitted, even encouraged. I suppose my question of you is: who decides what is/isn't legal? Stumped Ol' Bob -- Robert G. Melson | Rio Grande MicroSolutions | El Paso, Texas ----- A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have. Thomas Jefferson

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:31:32 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy" <[email protected]> wrote: >D. Stussy wrote: > >>> 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. > >I was merely wondering whether it was customary to limit the term "wife" >to a legally recognized relationship. Sometimes they are legally recognised. Our president is polygamous, and his wives are legally recognised. -- Steve Hayes Web: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com/ http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/famhist1.htm http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7783/