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    People list - somebody missing- can't figure why

    I'll use the real name in my Family File of COSTIGAN to illustrate my query.

    I have numerous with COSTIGAN as surname, and with other surnames but who married a COSTIGAN.

    One of these people is Female COSTIGAN, who married Male DE VRIES.

    My understanding if that if I enter -COSTIGAN in the search field people list, Reunion should list all of those born COSTIGAN, and all of those who married a COSTIGAN.

    However in searching with -COSTIGAN, Female COSTIGAN who married a DE VRIES is not included. She is however included if I search using COSTIGAN.

    Is this by design, or a bug?

    Using Reunion 11.0.12. I've forgotten how to determine which Build.

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    Re: People list - somebody missing- can't figure why

    Originally posted by Steven View Post
    My understanding if that if I enter -COSTIGAN in the search field people list, Reunion should list all of those born COSTIGAN, and all of those who married a COSTIGAN.

    However in searching with -COSTIGAN, Female COSTIGAN who married a DE VRIES is not included. She is however included if I search using COSTIGAN.

    Is this by design, or a bug?
    It's the expected behavior.

    Using a "-" before the surname is a search for a married name. But for Reunion, a married name for a woman is either [1] what you've entered in the married name field, or [2] the name of her *last* husband. A married name for a man is either [1] what you've entered in the married name field, or [2] his birth surname.

    "-Costigan" should show all male Costigans, and any females whose last husband was a male Costigan.

    "Costigan" should show all people born Costigan.
    Dennis J. Cunniff
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      #3
      Re: People list - somebody missing- can't figure why

      Thanks Dennis. Now I get it.

      In which case, if I may suggest an enhancement to Reunion that an additional symbol be used as a prefix which results in a list of those with a birth name OR married name of, in my example, COSTIGAN.

      Perhaps +COSTIGAN could be used.

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        Re: People list - somebody missing- can't figure why

        Originally posted by Steven View Post
        Thanks Dennis. Now I get it.

        In which case, if I may suggest an enhancement to Reunion that an additional symbol be used as a prefix which results in a list of those with a birth name OR married name of, in my example, COSTIGAN.

        Perhaps +COSTIGAN could be used.
        Could you not Find people with Last Name is Costigan Or Married Name is Costigan?

        I know you get the answer in the Results sidebar rather than the People side bar, but does this matter?

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          #5
          Re: People list - somebody missing- can't figure why

          True, John. Just that inputting say +SURNAME in the People search field would be quicker and easier.

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