To John Steed and Sue Horsman I like Sue's idea as it has a lot of relevance in genealogy hierarchy many countries use but instead of just having a list of possible names for Prefix, First name, Last name, Suffix, have a set of fields for women (and possibly men could have a split option too) for Prefix, First name, Maiden name, Married name, Suffix. In New Zealand and in similar countries, Maiden name seems to stay the same throughout life but Married name (including former Married name and last used Married name) can go through a number of changes in a lifetime and would be different to Maiden name in many instances (what would normally go in the Last name field). Food for thought perhaps. Andrew Jackett of New Zealand [email protected]