I like to enter descriptive names rather than just "unknown" e.g. "2nd wife of John Smith". I also use the following like Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Jones) Smith means she was born Elizabeth Smith. she was called "Lizzie", and she changed her name to Jones (usually because of marriage) Sometimes when I have lots of John Smiths I call them e.g. John 1912 Smith John 1944 Smith giving their birthyear. I also use <1912> to denote an approximate date. Sometimes I write <1912>+-2 to mean within 2 years of 1912 i.e. between 1910 and 1914. I find these shorthands useful - what do others use? JOHN BIBBY On 8 July 2012 23:26, Jim Dell <dellji@yahoo.com> wrote: > Just leave the unknown as not entered by clicking on cancel when after > entering the known parent, that way you don't have 100 UNKNOWNs. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf > Of > N & K Chestnut > Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 6:11 PM > To: G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk; bk@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BK] can I enter second spouse without first? > > Yes, UNKNOWN can be used. However, don't forget to add another UNKNOWN > when > that kind of situation comes up, again. It may be strange to have 20 > different UNKNOWNs, but it is necessary. Don't use an UNKNOWN a second > time, unless you are certain that it is the exact same person in both > cases. > > Also UNKNOWN can be used when the lady's first name is known (and you use > the name), but the maiden surname is not known. Thus, you could have a > Jane > UNKNOWN, or an Unknown (Mr.) BROWN, or an UNKNOWN. Don't forget the > gender; > only in this day and age could it be confusing, like Mr. Mom. I have made > errors on gender, male & female, I mean. The correction can be made, > although it takes several steps. > > I like to make surnames in all capitals. It makes scanning easier and > faster. > > Kay C. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: J. P. Gilliver (John) > To: bk@rootsweb.com > Sent: 2012-07-08 02:39 > Subject: [BK] can I enter second spouse without first? > > > If I know someone was married before, but have no details of their first > spouse, is there any way of indicating that the spouse I am entering is > the second one, without having to make up a dummy person? > > (I seem to remember *UNKNOWN*, or something like that, being valid as a > placeholder of this sort, but can't now find it in the help.) > -- > J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H > +Sh0!:`)DNAf > > 782.55 - The Number of The Beast (including VAT) > Remember - Use the Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message Remember - Use the Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > Remember - Use the Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message >