Re: [Gramps-users] Event for renaming an individual

[Hans B. <ha...@bo...>]

Thanks, Nick! I knew that page existed, I just couldn't find it when I
tried to Google it.

I'm definitely leaning more to a specific event name, such as "Surname
Registration", with the surname in the Description field.

Cheers! Hans


On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Nick Hall <nic...@ho...> wrote:

> On 30/12/13 17:16, Hans Boldt wrote:
> > Quick question: What (non-standard) event name do you use for the
> > renaming of an individual? For example, in the Netherlands in the
> > early 19th Century, the patronymic naming system was abolished and
> > everyone was required to register a family name. Not many of these
> > surname registration documents are available on-line, but I still
> > would like to include the documents in my database when I do find them.
> >
> > At the moment I'm undecided whether to use a generic "Rename" event
> > name, or a specific "Surname Adoption" event name. So I'd like to know
> > what others do to record the event.
>
> A few months ago I created a wiki page where users can list custom event
> types.
>
> http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Custom_Event_Types
>
> The only suggestion on the list so far is "Name Change".  However,
> "Surname Adoption" seems like a sensible choice for your case.
>
> It would be interesting to see how others handle this.
>
> Nick.
>
>
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