Genealogy Chat

Thank you for the advice Janey, I was referring to my tree, but I will definitely take your other advice and go and change that too. Many thanks
Pam

Pam, if you're talking about your details in your account here at GR, the best advice is: do not put any part of your real name there.

There is no need to be exposing your identity to total strangers, which the rest of us are. When we click on your username, we are given your full name. (If we send you a private message, our contacts list will tell us both surnames you entered in your account details.)

My name ain't Janey Canuck, but that's all you'll see when you click on my name!

You can change your "account details" to call yourself "Pam" with surname "59", for instance, and no birth surname.

If you're talking about your tree, I'd put yourself in your tree by any name under which anyone might search for you, if you're wanting to be found. You can just call your other names your sisters. ;)

(I've done this for numerous of my ancestors who changed surnames over the course of their lives. They're just entered twice in my tree.)

Thank you all for the replies, I wasn't aware of the inheritance law, but unfortunately I don't think that any of my relatives would have enough cash to leave to the enormous family I have anyway lol !
I do already have my mother with the 2 husbands on my tree, so I will carry on with it just the way it is.
Thank you again
Pam

Your tree should have you and your mother and your mother should have two husbands. You can then research everyones ancestry.
You will have the option to "change parents" in the centre bar,should you wish.You also have the option to change your surname any time in the future.

Even though you were legally adopted a record of your original birth registration will still exist. Whoever told you otherwise is mistaken.

With regard to the laws governing inheritance however, the fact that you were adopted out of the Whisken family means that unfortunately you would not be able to be a beneficiary from the estate of a member of your biological fathers family purely on the grounds of genealogical family connection. Any member of your deceased fathers family could however still name you as a beneficiary in their will should they wish to do so.

Thank you, that's what I have been doing, but I've since been told that I know longer exist on records for my birth name!!! It's rather confusing, but I guess I'll just carry on this way.
Thanks again

I would record yourself by the name that is shown on your birth certificate. Although you were legally adopted later by your mothers 2nd husband, biologically or genealogically you have no connection to him.

Hi, I hope that someone can give me some advice as I'm a little confused at what is the correct way to display both mine and my siblings surname. We were born as Whisken through my biological father Alfred, but he died in 1966. My mother then married again, and our stepfather then adopted us legally in court. Should I be showing my maiden name as my birth name or adopted one? Obviously I don't want to 'throw' anyone of the scent (so to speak) but I also want to continue searching my birth fathers' family. Any help gratefully appreciated.
Pam