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Adding a Illigitimate child
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Angela now in Wilts (not North Devon) | Report | 1 Jun 2007 17:10 |
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Yvonne I think you just need to add a spouse (no need to give him a name) & attach the child to that relationship. Angela |
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Yvonne | Report | 1 Jun 2007 17:15 |
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Can anyone tell me how you add an illigitimate child on FTM? Much appreciated Yvonne |
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Yvonne | Report | 1 Jun 2007 17:19 |
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Hi Angela Thanks for your help will do that, much appreciated. Best Wishes Yvonne |
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Teresa With Irish Blood in Me Veins | Report | 1 Jun 2007 20:32 |
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I entered an illigitimate childs father as 'Randy Git' on my tree as I have no idea who he was...well you have to put something in don't you. Hope nobody else has done it...I might get a Hot Match! |
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Kate | Report | 1 Jun 2007 21:14 |
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Oh, Teresa, I like that so much better than mine. I use Reunion and I found that Reunion will allow you to add one child to a woman without requiring a father, but if you've got a woman who had an illegitimate child, then had another (known) partner and had a couple more, you have to give the 'unknown' parent an identity. I just put him in as 'Unknown Father' or 'Unknown Spouse'. Just came across a relative who had two illegitimate children in the 1850s (surely that's a touch careless), both of whom were off-loaded onto grandma and grandad in time for the census. In this case, 'Unknown Father' on the Genes tree has to serve as parent to both children. |
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Teresa With Irish Blood in Me Veins | Report | 1 Jun 2007 22:38 |
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I had plenty of 'unknown' spouses so I thought I would single this one out as 'Randy Git'. Makes a change it nothing else......and I did chuckle whilst I was adding him! |
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MrsBucketBouquet | Report | 1 Jun 2007 22:41 |
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I have two children with no Father in my tree so I call them...'Isabella's little secrets'...Isabella being the Mother lol Gerri x |
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Researching: |
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Linda | Report | 1 Jun 2007 23:12 |
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Just a little funny (well I thought so anyway), my nephew decided to trace his family (his fathers) only to discover he had a Catholic priest with 3 illigitimate children. |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 2 Jun 2007 11:32 |
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In FTM there is no need to add a spouse. Just enter the child against its mother. |
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Yvonne | Report | 2 Jun 2007 11:50 |
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Hi everyone Thanks so much for your help, I like some of the ideas for the fathers name lol. Ive just left it blank for the moment, hoping that in the future maybe I will find out the father (probably no chance) but you can always hope. Much appreciated to everyone for helping me. Best wishes Yvonne |
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