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From: "Paul E. Lawrence" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Birth2 Tag (again); Married Name Tag; Creating 'Bogus" person
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 09:14:06 -0600


At 03:49 PM 10/31/2000 +1100, you wrote:
>Having just spent numerous hours catching up on TMG Digests delivered while
>I was on holiday, I have found this reply to a query I made some time ago,
>re Birth2 tag. However, on checking the tags available through the + button
>on Person View I can only find an option for a Birth, BirthCovt, BirthIlleg
>and BirthStill. So my question really remains unanswered.
>
The birth2 tag is created by import from UFT, don't think it exists
normally in TMG.

>I have two additional questions now. Why does the Married Name Tag appear
>BEFORE the Marriage Tag in Person View - surely logic would put it after the
>details of the marriage?

The Married Name Tag probably doesn't have a date. Tags with not dates
appear at top of list.

>
>Several people have mentioned creating an XYZ Person (e.g. a Census Person)
>and I presume this is to somehow assist with linking certain data together.
>Could someone please explain the reasoning behind this practise?
>

Can't help here, not sure I understand it myself.


>Thanks for your help
>
>Jan Roberts
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 12:29 PM
>Subject: Re: [TMG] Re: Birth2 tag
>
>
>> In a message dated 10/02/2000 5:43:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> writes:
>>
>> > Is birth2 a tag you have created, or should I be able to find it
>somewhere
>> > in 4.0a?
>>
>> It is one of the events in TMG accessed through the + button of person
>view.
>> Marilyn
>>
>
>
>
Paul E. Lawrence

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