Although not immediately obvious, http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/vol_faq.html#6p applies Barrie -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Coleman [mailto:jeff.coleman@ntlworld.com] Sent: 20 March 2005 20:50 To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Carmarthen (Marquis of) in surname field 1861M1-C-0250 has Line 23 Carmarthen (Marquis of) George Godolphin Osborne WinBMD won't let transcriber put brackets in the surname column, so she has put (Marquis of) in the Forename column. Is this OK? Are there any other better solutions when a title is in the surname field in brackets? Jeff ______________________________