Tree View question...

[Douglas McMann]

Hi folks,

A raw "newbie" here, who will undoubtedly pester you all silly with questions....:-)

So, to start the ball rolling, can I ask about the Tree View...

One of my Grandfathers was born out of wedlock...

He is currently shown with his mother and father joined with a red line.

Is there any way I can actually mark him as being illegitimate, or alternatively that Mum and Dad weren't married....or is this what the red line signifies...???

Dougie.

[Dennis J. Cunniff]

Re: Tree View question...

One of my Grandfathers was born out of wedlock...
He is currently shown [in the tree view] with his mother and father joined with a red line.

Is there any way I can actually mark him as being illegitimate, or alternatively that Mum and Dad weren't married....or is this what the red line signifies...???

The red line just indicates they were a couple, regardless of marital status.
Within Reunion, you'd indicate that a child was illegitimate by going to his parent's card and setting their status to "Unmarried".

I don't think there will be any indication of this in the tree view, but if you include "marital status" you will see it in any pedigree charts you make.

[Douglas McMann]

Re: Tree View question...

Thank you for that Dennis....

My previous Windows software, Family Historian, showed an unmarried union by way of a broken line instead of a solid line so I was looking for something similar...not to worry...

Dougie.

[ttl]

Re: Tree View question...

You can also change the child status to illegitimate, but I'm not aware of any way to view this information other than in the Family View (i.e. I don't see a way to add it to reports or charts).