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Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 405 Send Message	Esta	Report	19 Dec 2006 23:14
	Hi Can anyone tell me whether I should show a female's maiden name or their married name if they have been married more than once? i.e. Polly Bloggs marries and become Polly Smith who then remarries after a divorce and becomes Polly Jones. I can't see a way of showing a woman's name more than once. Thx Sue
	Researching: Millichamp, Fisher, Baker, Smith, Much Marcle, Ashford, Glenister, Parsley/Parslow
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,477 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	19 Dec 2006 23:22
	The GR tree allows one name per person........I get round it by putting the additional details in the Notes.......... Effectively, no matter how many times a female marries, for genealogy purposes her maiden name is the 'benchmark'....... At least the new version of the GR tree has a box to 'tick' for divorce........ Reg
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 651 Send Message	Andrea	Report	20 Dec 2006 07:13
	I use the maiden name no matter how many times they have been married.
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 405 Send Message	Esta	Report	20 Dec 2006 08:10
	Thanks everyone Solved my problem! Sue Happy Christmas!
	Researching: Millichamp, Fisher, Baker, Smith, Much Marcle, Ashford, Glenister, Parsley/Parslow