Comments on: Everybody Has A Mother

By: Andy Hatchett

Andy Hatchett — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:06:11 +0000

Didn’t Spain just recently change the way Surnames can be handled. Seems I read that now the parents get to choose which (father’s surname or mother’s surname) comes first and which comes second.

That is going to make tracking them in the future a nightmare!

By: Maria Melendez

Maria Melendez — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:27:01 +0000

My comment is simple, but is about Surnames or maiden names in Ancestry. In Spanish names we usually use two last names, but when I do a search, all the surnames that come up are the second one, that is basically useless unless you get the first one. And on top of that, the searches name people with the two last names of father plus two last name of mother. The search should come up with first the father’s surname and then mother’s. And it doesn’t matter if you change name parameters, it will come out the same way. Sometimes I go through hundreds of names without finding what I’m looking for.
In terms on using capital letters or not, some searches only look up for the exact way a name is written, so it migh say there is no match. Thanks.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:36:54 +0000

It sure does get confusing when you are dealing with maiden names and then married names.

By: timberland roll-top

timberland roll-top — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:54:49 +0000

My husband’s ancestors, and the maternal ancestors of some of my grandchildren go much farther back. As I researched these ancestors, I found many instances of slave ownership, even people of modest means, so it has been a great history lesson for me, since I always thought I was far removed from that part of our country’s history.
http://www.timberlandpascher.net/

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:18:29 +0000

Have you tried doing a search from an online tree using first name only? Or try finding Mary Jones in your list when all you put in is Mary and you don’t remember the husband’s name. There is room for improvement here on ancestry’s side.

By: Donald Skinner

Donald Skinner — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:03:48 +0000

I too use linked FTM. I always put surnames in capitals for males and for females maiden names when I know them. If I do not know the female maiden name I use Lower Case with an initial capital. I can then tell at a glance on the family list whether the surname is a female maiden name or that of a husband. Life these days is now made difficult with same sex marriages as to the surname/maiden name!

By: Trevor

Trevor — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:19:21 +0000

Kim, Have you tried these suggestions mentioned here?
http://ancstry.me/yOfj77

By: Kim Skaggs

Kim Skaggs — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:30:44 +0000

I enjoyed your presentation and the ideas for looking for those elusive maiden names.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:37:33 +0000

Obviously you are one of the few that can still sync your FTM tree to the website. Quite a few of us have found that we cannot do a sync since the last update.