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From: "Terry Wells" <>
Subject: Re: [RMagic] Maiden names and second marriages
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:59:54 +0100
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Bill Bienia" <> wrote

>The usual convention is to show her maiden
>name in parentheses, i.e. Jane Elizabeth (Austin) McNab.

Not sure where this comes from but as far as I am concerned the female of the species retains her birth name.

Where is this a "convention"?

Terry M Wells

This thread:

• [RMagic] Customized sentence structure for individual entries by "David E. Cann" <>
  • Re: [RMagic] Customized sentence structure for individual entries by "Bill Bienia" <>
    • Re: [RMagic] Customized sentence structure for individual entries by "David E. Cann" <>
      • [RMagic] Maiden names and second marriages by "John Ryberg" <>
        • Re: [RMagic] Maiden names and second marriages by Sue Maxwell <>
        • Re: [RMagic] Maiden names and second marriages by "Bill Bienia" <>
          • Re: [RMagic] Maiden names and second marriages by Loretta Krumwiede Barlow <>
            • Re: [RMagic] Maiden names and second marriages by "Norm & Nancy" <>
            • Re: [RMagic] Maiden names and second marriages by "Bill Bienia" <>
            • Re: [RMagic] Maiden names and second marriages by "Bill Bienia" <>
              • Re: [RMagic] Maiden names and second marriages by Jeff Hodge <>
          • Re: [RMagic] Maiden names and second marriages by "Bill Bienia" <>

        • Re: [RMagic] Maiden names and second marriages by "Terry Wells" <>

          • Re: [RMagic] Maiden names and second marriages by Loretta Krumwiede Barlow <>
          • Re: [RMagic] Maiden names and second marriages by "Bill Bienia" <>
            • [RMagic] Customizing marriage sentence by Sue Kirkey <>
              • Re: [RMagic] Customizing marriage sentence by "Bill Bienia" <>