Do you record re-marriages?

[ambers]

If your grand parents have re-married, do you record the details of that marriage if they do not have children together.

Sorry if it's a silly question but I just don't know what is the done thing.

Ambers

[jericho]

I have several couples in my tree who have  remarried, both with and with out having children, and I always record both marriages, especially if  they are a direct line, I think  its a personal preference for each person whether they record them or not.





jericho

[Valda]

Marriage along with birth and death are the three 'events'. Many marriages do not lead to children whether they are first or subsequent marriages. Each time a person marries technically in law people become related. If your grandparents remarried you gained step grandparents and step uncles and aunts. You may not choose to put everyone in, but if you are recording the lives of your ancestors and not just lists of names presumably you don't want to leave blank a large chunk of your grandparents' lives - their life with their second marriage partner?

Regards

Valda

[ambers]

Valda and Jericho thanks for your replies.

What threw me was the professional charts with only one box for grandparents, so how would I account for a change of name on death  if the re-marriage wasn't noted.
Some of my rellies were babies when their mum died, so the second marriage is a very important part of their lives.

My home drawn tree has everyone listed, brothers, sisters, and who they married.... well it will have when I find them

Regards Ambers

[kerryb]

Ambers

I always put them in, re-marriages became quite important in my search.  The family always believed that my great grandfather had been born to his father's second marriage.  However when I first started doing the family tree, it became quite obvious early on he was born to the first wife. 

He appears to be the only child to the first wife as well.  Also there is another story that his mother died in childbirth.  So far I have not managed to find another child though.  Roll on 2011 so I can see the next census!!!

Kerry

[Sisterjane]

Valda, Heres another silly question.....
What do you write in the " events " on a family tree programme. I have put cencus and other bits of info in the " general notes " but never put anything in "events"

Joe

[Nick Carver]

Without recording remarriages, it is impossible to trace the deaths of female ancestors as they have an annoying habit of changing their names when they tie the knot.

[ambers]

Hi Kerry,

That was an important find, how sad it would have been for his real mum if you hadn't spotted it.

Same problem here with my G grandmother, my grandfather just made the census at seven months.
His father wasn't on the 1901 census but his mother is listed as married not widowed....waiting for certificates to get his dads name now

She re-married within six years, I know of another child whom so far I haven't been able to trace, so yes, second marriages are just as important .

As you say... roll on 2011.

Ambers

[ambers]

Hi Nick,

That's why I placed the query, as I couldn't see how the information would tie up on a ladies death.

Still there is hope, some of my frinds are now including there maiden name with their married name...now that's what I call a helpful rellie

Ambers