"hlmw" <hlmw1@telus.net> wrote in message news:mailman.1470.1199291084.4586.alt-genealogy@rootsweb.com... > Do you know of a genealogy program that has a place to identify a person > as 'illegitimate' with a click or would it have to be specifically entered > somewhere in a program? > Please do not misunderstand my question. I do not wish to make such an > entry in my genealogy program, but have come across a genealogy document > of recent origin that so identifies a person. > Lorna > If you don't want to enter an illegitimate birth directly into your program, why not simply cite it in the notes for the father or mother. Although it may be an illegitimate child according to civil law, it is still the legitimate child of the woman who bore it and of the man who fathered it. Your program notes can be easily edited if necessary, depending upon who you might want to pass the information to. Bruce
Bruce Remick wrote: > "hlmw" <hlmw1@telus.net> wrote in message > news:mailman.1470.1199291084.4586.alt-genealogy@rootsweb.com... > >> Do you know of a genealogy program that has a place to identify a person >> as 'illegitimate' with a click or would it have to be specifically entered >> somewhere in a program? >> Please do not misunderstand my question. I do not wish to make such an >> entry in my genealogy program, but have come across a genealogy document >> of recent origin that so identifies a person. >> Lorna >> >> > > If you don't want to enter an illegitimate birth directly into your program, > why not simply cite it in the notes for the father or mother. Although it > may be an illegitimate child according to civil law, it is still the > legitimate child of the woman who bore it and of the man who fathered it. > Your program notes can be easily edited if necessary, depending upon who you > might want to pass the information to. > > Bruce > I am wondering why a person has been indentified as 'illegitimate' for legal purposes. Thanks, Lorna > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALT-GENEALOGY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >