Hi Listers, I am interested to know how or if you record the children of a second marriage where those children are not descendants in the family tree? I have a rellie who married, the couple had three children then she died. The husband then remarried and had several more children with the second wife. His children from his first marriage are direct descendants in my tree but the children from the second marriage whilst not direct descendants are still half siblings to the children of the first marriage. Do you record them, and if so what format do you use? I use FTM 15. Regards Judith __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5086 (20100504) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com

Hi Judith, I do not currently put my family-tree information on a software; it's on my genealogy-to-do-list. :o( (The FTM box is sitting on my desk.) But, my grandparents' story is more confusing. Silas and Clarissa eloped in 1916 and had 3 children. They divorced in 1935 and were both remarried within a few months. Clarissa, again, already pregnant with 2nd husband. She had 2 children with him; her 2nd daughter is the only one still living, and we consider her our aunt - actually she's less than 10 yrs. older than me. Then my grandfather didn't have more children. But, he had 5 step-children with that wife, and then she died young. He remarried and had 5 step-children with his 3rd wife. I have the names of all of them, and some of the first set of step-children knew some of the step-children from the 3rd wife. :o) Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) FYI: Because of all the queries I've posted on-line for 8 yrs., I've connected up with the children of the step-children from the 2nd wife. And, I almost connected up with a daughter of the 3rd wife, but she was in a hospital dying when she received my letter. :o( It's a reminder -- "find" a distant cousin - sooner rather than later ! (This extended family had no connection to Scotland, but my grandfather's parents were born in England, with ties to the Isle of Man (LEWIS / CORKILL).) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith" <judith.bn@bigpond.com> To: <lanark@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:46 PM Subject: [Lanark] Recording children of 2nd marriage if they are notdescendants?

Hello Judith, It is your choice whether you record them or not. However, if you choose to, you click on 'Spouse' under the husband's details, then 'Create a new spouse' and enter the children from that marriage. My FTM is an earlier version so it could be a little different! Hope that helps, Lorraine. ----- Original Message ----- From: Judith To: lanark@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 11:46 AM Subject: [Lanark] Recording children of 2nd marriage if they are notdescendants? Hi Listers, I am interested to know how or if you record the children of a second marriage where those children are not descendants in the family tree? I have a rellie who married, the couple had three children then she died. The husband then remarried and had several more children with the second wife. His children from his first marriage are direct descendants in my tree but the children from the second marriage whilst not direct descendants are still half siblings to the children of the first marriage. Do you record them, and if so what format do you use? I use FTM 15. Regards Judith __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5086 (20100504) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------- LANARK, SCOTLAND MAILING LIST LIST TOPIC: The discussion and research of genealogy or history information pertaining to Lanark, Scotland at any point in its history. WHEN REPLYING to any list post please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply LIST INFORMATION PAGE: Contact the List Admin at lanark-admin@rootsweb.com; or to search the list archives, get information on subscribing or unsubscribing, or to obtain other useful information to help you use the list more effectively, please click on the following link to the list information page online: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message