I ve always entered the surname of the father, similar to Victor; simple. The odds are on a marriage having taken place so dont enter a mothers surname. When that wall is broken down the correct data

When you keep ''3 generations'' it is of course computer speak for ''3 files'' not generations as in family/people lines. Have to remember some are not totally computer literate. Peter.

Thanks Trevor I'll have to think it over. Pete

I've only used FMP, due for renewal. What's the consensus regarding that and Ancestry. Pete

I cant remember how this topic started but hasn't it gone on too long, as I think it is inappropriate for this "family historian" Site.