How to show unmarried parents on a handwritten tree

[mazzie74]

Hi

I am writing a family tree to show to family members.

When I have parents I have it written as:

John Smith
b.1859 Newcastle
d.1903 Newcastle
Coal Miner
m.1881 Newcastle
Ann Jones
b.1862 Newcastle
d.1918 Newcastle

What I would like to ask is (particularly for more modern ancestors), if there is a child born to unmarried parents, what is the best way to show both parents - obviously I can't write a marriage year or place?

Thanks

Darin.

[KGarrad]

You need to replace the "m" for married with something else?

"c" for cohabited? "r" for relationship with?

[Ruskie]

Just omit the 'm' and date, or write 'unmarried', or 'did not marry', or 'no marriage found' ...

[pinefamily]

"P" for partner or partnered works too.

[silaswall]

I normally do the same as Ruskie.

[lizdb]

I understood that the way to denote an illegitimate child was to put a short horizontal line across the line from the parent to the child.
That's what I do in my handwritten tree for any child born of a parent who isn't married.

[Koromo]

I've always used the "not equal to" sign:

John SMITH  ≠  Mary JONES


K.

[majm]

I've always used the "not equal to" sign:

John SMITH  ≠  Mary JONES


K.

Yes,  I would read that as John SMITH is not married to Mary JONES (and their children are on the generational line below).  BUT as far as I am aware, there's NO well recognised ISO standard for family history (tree charts, or otherwise), so if you simply put your own "key" list of your chosen symbols on your document or at the introduction/cover sheet, I would hope anyone reading it would appreciate your hand prepared document.  That is definitely a labour of love task you have set yourself.     

Cheers,  JM

[ThrelfallYorky]

Oh .. I use "+" meaning Adam + Eve, with no formal marriage!