At 12/18/2017 07:12, Robin Kaspar wrote >I have one specific question right off the bat: Let's say I have a >close match who is not in my database (I can tell that because of >their tree). I want to add him/her but they don't use their real >name on Ancestry. It seems that I can use the "other name" field to >record their username until I know what their real name is. Can I >also record their real name in that name tag or will I have to have >another name tag for that when the time comes? For these type persons, I first try to come up with a Surname. This sometimes is hard as there is not enough paternal line in the tree. But, most of the time, a Surname can be inferred. And, my Source Citation and Citation Detail always reflect how much the entry is just a plain guess. The Surety for the Source Citation is almost always a 0 although a few show a 1. These are initial entries and change as I learn the "real" name and have a better Source. I just enter the name from the tree as the Given Name regardless of how weird they look. I have one person I just entered yesterday named "Catlover" Smithy. I also select the Name Tag to be a Name-Nick Tag. Of course, since it is the Primary Tag, the Name-Nick acts like a Name-Var, but after I find a real name, it often remains as a nickname Tag anyway, so it is ready. I just add the Name-Var Tag and make it Primary.. Some of these Name-nick Tags do not survive after learning the real name, but many do and many also have other changes if they do survive. Lee