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Entering Unknown or Incomplete Names in Genealogy (view source)
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In cases like these records can be created in Family Tree following the instructions based on the conditions below. Create the individual's record with correct gender. The titles "Miss" and "Mister" (and their language equivalents) should only be used when a given name is known. A title and surname only are not valid. Substitute names such as "stillborn" or "unknown" (and their language equivalents) should not be used. | In cases like these records can be created in Family Tree following the instructions based on the conditions below. Create the individual's record with correct gender. The titles "Miss" and "Mister" (and their language equivalents) should only be used when a given name is known. A title and surname only are not valid. Substitute names such as "stillborn" or "unknown" (and their language equivalents) should not be used. | ||
Condition 1. Husband's name is known, but wife's name is incomplete | '''Condition 1. Husband's name is known, but wife's name is incomplete''' | ||
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Condition 2. The names of one or both of the | '''Condition 2. The names of one or both of the parents are known, but the child's complete name is unknown''' | ||
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'''Condition 2. The names of one or both of the parents names are known, but the child's name and gender are unknown, or not given in the record''' | |||
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| Given name and gender unknown || Enter only the surname, and set the sex as unknown | |||
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See also [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-format-names-to-avoid-the-needs-more-information-error-when-reserving-ordinances How do I format names to avoid the "Needs more information" error when reserving ordinances?]. | See also [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-format-names-to-avoid-the-needs-more-information-error-when-reserving-ordinances How do I format names to avoid the "Needs more information" error when reserving ordinances?]. | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
Sharon DeBarolo Carmack. ''A Genealogists’s Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors: Special Strategies for uncovering hard-to-find information about your female ancestors''. Cincinnati: Ohio: Betterway Books, 1998. {{FSC|724653|item|disp=FS Library book 7973 D27car}} | Sharon DeBarolo Carmack. ''A Genealogists’s Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors: Special Strategies for uncovering hard-to-find information about your female ancestors''. Cincinnati: Ohio: Betterway Books, 1998. {{FSC|724653|item|disp=FS Library book 7973 D27car}} | ||