In message <tkqhp3lal5k9l9a2s1neu7kqurpkt3dlrk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Terry Pinnell
<terrypin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes
>I've got myself a bit confused about a very basic point. I'm making
>some tree charts for a long-widowed aunt who uses her married name, say
>Mary Smith. But in FTM she is of course identified by her maiden name,
>say Mary Brown. How do you resolve the problem that the tree charts
>will be headed 'Mary Smith', a name she and her relatives haven't used
>for decades?
To be honest, I don't see why this is a problem. The majority of
married women and widows (and a greater majority of older ones) use
their husbands surname and are known by that name, but most family
members will know what her maiden name was. It would be odd to see a
tree than said John White and Jane Brown (or Jane White) were the
parents of Mary Smith and not just odd, but actually incorrect to show
Mary Smith marrying Henry Smith, rather than Mary White marrying Henry
Smith.
--
Jenny
"I always like to have the morning well-aired before I get up."
(Beau Brummel, 1778-1840)
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