On Tue, 9 Oct 2012 08:31:03 +0100 (BST), S Horsman <horsman61@btinternet.com> wrote: >Being able to add a child to an unknown parent would be useful.  >In census records I often find children living with grandparents, but >dont know who their parent is.  They could be children of a married >son, or more likely children of unmarried daughter or daughters. >I tend to list them in the grandparents notes until I am able to identify >the parent,  but the idea of attaching them to an unknown parent >is a good idea. >  when we are searching, we allways will find relatives that we at that moment can't connect to the correct line. But it is no problem. We mark the person with the information we knew, Alternative names census, etc We use "ToDo" and so on, but we al knew that mostly we do later on find the link. If I do have the surname, I use both the name field and the alternative names etc. and it is no problem If I have to add a person I can use n.n. for the uknown person (male pr female) or child to Beatrice Smith etc. No problem -- Otto Jørgensen http://www.bkwin.info/ All email is checked by NORTON