> > I have several situations where a person listed as a mother in law > > is living with her son. > > i.e. > > Jim Jones B 1803; > > Mary Jones B:1780 mother-in-law. > > > > Since her maiden name probably is not Jones, What name do you > > enter as the name of her husband? > > > > Keith Nuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> > > First in your example is it not a mother living with her son-in-law, > and shouldn't her surname be different than Jim's? If the surnames > are the same then more likely she's Jim's step-mother, rather than > mother-in-law, unless at that time the two terms were > interchangeable. > > Gerry ISTR that there was some discussion about this in relation to brother-in-law in s.g.britain some time ago and it appeared that in fact --in-law in the past could be the same as step- in current usage. -- Ian Hotmail is for spammers. Real mail address is igoddard at nildram co uk Ian Goddard <goddai01@hotmail.co.uk>