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From: "Leo van de Pas" <>
Subject: Re: Entering Titles into Genealogy Programs
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 07:07:24 +0800


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From: StNeel <>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: Entering Titles into Genealogy Programs


> The suggestions are all fine & nice but they miss a point. We are, in
general,
> trying to recover family lines & Henry, King of England is not all that
useful
> <gn>. What is his family, brothers, cousins, ancestors & descent called.
Henry
> Tudor is more useful.

It depends which Henry you talk about. But in most cases the brothers of
Kings Henry were either "of Normandy" or "of England"
or they had their own title (Bedford, Gloucester). Why not record them under
those names? If your computer needs 'satisfying' give them one of those
names as 'surname'.
Best wishes
Leo van de Pas



>
> I know it is a problem but one can only do their best on it. One can
follow,
> for example, Burgo -> Burg -> Burke by linage. Hmmm. I was 'thumped' for
> assigning the 'family' namede Burgo a while back but there it is.
SUggestions?
>
> StNeel
>
>

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