In re: the names a person may be known by (adoption, birth name etc) the field Also Known As provides as many places as needed (just keep adding the event as you go) for names that may be changed or different. Example in my case - at birth, an Indonesian woman with one name (1700s), given to a Dutch colonial couple (called by a totally different, Dutch name after her conversion to the Dutch Reformed Church) and then married under yet another name after moving to Germany and aquiring a Germanized form of her Indonesian name. I recorded her under the name used in Germany, because that was where I found the bulk of written records - mentioning her previous names, etc. But all of her names are recorded as multiple Also Known As entries. I could as easily have used her Indonesian name for the 'primary' name. Regina Barry * rmbarry1066@earthlink.net * http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rbarry4145/index.htm

Regina, You have an approach I hadn't thought of (even though the AKA field is right under my nose). I know, if used, it will always be there on the family screen. Do you know if that info will show up with a person's primary name, from the top of the screen, if the genealogy is presented in Book Report format? Dick Cazier Lakewood, Colorado ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regina Barry" <rmbarry1066@earthlink.net> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 4:45 AM Subject: [PAF-5] RE: Names, biological, adopted, changed, etc > In re: the names a person may be known by (adoption, birth name etc) the > field Also Known As provides as many places as needed (just keep adding > the > event as you go) for names that may be changed or different. Example in my > case - at birth, an Indonesian woman with one name (1700s), given to a > Dutch colonial couple (called by a totally different, Dutch name after her > conversion to the Dutch Reformed Church) and then married under yet > another > name after moving to Germany and aquiring a Germanized form of her > Indonesian name. > > I recorded her under the name used in Germany, because that was where I > found the bulk of written records - mentioning her previous names, etc. > But all of her names are recorded as multiple Also Known As entries. I > could as easily have used her Indonesian name for the 'primary' name. > > Regina Barry * rmbarry1066@earthlink.net * > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rbarry4145/index.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > FreeBMD - Free Access to England and Wales Civil Registration Index > Volunteer as a Transcriber Today! > http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > >