

To attach a set of parents that are NOT in the Marriage List, click the Add New Parents button. The Marriage List then appears where you can select the couple to add. To attach a set of parents that are already in the family file, click Link to Existing at the bottom of the Parents List screen. Next click the Parent icon in the row at the bottom of the individual's box in Family View.Ĭlicking this icon brings up the Parents List where you can add one or more sets of parents.ģ. If you want to record name changes (for example from a birth name to the name given at adoption), click the AKA (Alternate Names) icon and add it. Starting in Family View first enter the individual with more than one set of parents. “How to Rearrange Spouse and Child Orders”ġ. Under Basic, Intermediate and Advanced you will find: Next click on Tutorial Lessons and select from the examples and demos shown. Please click on Help and select Help Index. The Legacy help file has excellent guidance that will assist you. Here are the basics for entering more than one set of parents and single parents. You can also add just one parent when, for example, the mother never married and the father is unknown. In addition, some users add "alternate parents" when research suggests more than one possibility. Legacy will also let you create blended families of one natural parent and a step-parent.

For example, there may be adoptive parents plus birth parents or foster parents you want to include in your family file. You can enter more than one set of parents for an individual in Legacy. Multiple Parents and Single Parents in Legacy

