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Member Since: May 2010 Posts: 3 Send Message	Nigel	Report	25 May 2010 11:26
Member Since: May 2010 Posts: 3 Send Message	Thanks for the swift response Shirley. I'm learning as I go. I'll get there eventually!! Regards Nige
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	25 May 2010 11:21
	There isnt on the genes tree the only way is to record his actual birth name with his birth parent/s and then to put in the notes on his page the info of his adoption.
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: May 2010 Posts: 3 Send Message	Nigel	Report	25 May 2010 11:12
Member Since: May 2010 Posts: 3 Send Message	Hi all I've just started compiling my family tree using the builder on this site. Already I've encountered an anomaly that I'm hoping someone can give me some advice on. I've discovered an ancestor who was born in a workhouse with one name but was subsequently adopted and changed both forename and surname. Please does anyone know how this is best captured? Is there some kind of convention to show this type of event. Any help gratefully received. Nige