Barbara, Which program do you use? I have family tree maker and I generally write it in the notes area, and also show it in the Facts section. Arlene On Oct 24, 2004, at 12:48 PM, Barbara Williams wrote: > Hi All > > Just how do you show somebody in your family tree programme when the > surname has changed? > > I have Martha GRIMES married to William BOTWORTH in Liverpool 5 Dec > 1870. On their marriage certificate and in the censuses for 1881,1891 > and 1901 this is how their names are spelt (I can't find them in > 1871). > > However after many years of looking for them (both born Cheshire) I > finally found them on Cheshire BMD by a bit of lateral thinking. > > I now have Martha CRIMES (with a "c" not a "g") and William BOTWOOD. > > Do I leave them in my programme as the surname they used in later > years (of course all the children are BOTWORTH) or do I change the > parents to the name they were given at birth? Of course Martha is not > a problem as she only uses the name GRIMES on her marriage > certificate, but it's a bit more difficult with William because of the > surname of the ten children. > > Regards > Barbara > > > ==== WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Gwynedd Family History Society > 36 Y Wern Y Felinheli, Gwynedd LL56 4TXX > [email protected] or [email protected] > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > >