Narrative Report to include Dates of Parents

ChrisBowyer · Post by **ChrisBowyer** » 31 Oct 2009 05:21

If I do a narrative report, Ancestors by Generation from my grandfather, in First Generation it reads: '1. Samson BOWYER (known as 'Tass'), son of Samson BOWYER (1842-1898) and Ann Eliza EDWARDS (1841-1908), was born...', and in Second Generation: '2. Samson BOWYER, son of John BOWYER and Ann GITTINS, was born...'.

The dates of the parents are missing in all but the first generation.

Whereas, if I start with his father I get in First Generation: '1. Samson BOWYER, son of John BOWYER (1809-1884) and Ann GITTINS (1810-1884), was born...'

Could we have the dates of the parents quoted in each generation, not just the first. The same is true in Descendants by Generation, though less important as the parent precedes the individual in the report. Nevertheless it would do no harm, and 'name (dates)' is a great help to the reader especially in families like mine where names are often recycled every generation.

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YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 31 Oct 2009 08:29

Surely the report already has that information earlier in the report on a generations report?

ChrisBowyer · Post by **ChrisBowyer** » 01 Nov 2009 10:02

Yes, if it's descendants, but it may be some way back and would do no harm to repeat it. But not if it's ancestors.

ChrisBowyer · Post by **ChrisBowyer** » 03 Nov 2009 04:09

And as an aside, abbreviated place names are reset at each new generation in the report, the implication being that it needs repeating. I would have thought people's dates could follow the same logic.

YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 01 Dec 2009 10:57

Chris Bowyer said:
If I do a narrative report, Ancestors by Generation from my grandfather, in First Generation it reads: '1. Samson BOWYER (known as 'Tass'), son of Samson BOWYER (1842-1898) and Ann Eliza EDWARDS (1841-1908), was born...', and in Second Generation: '2. Samson BOWYER, son of John BOWYER and Ann GITTINS, was born...'.

The dates of the parents are missing in all but the first generation.

Whereas, if I start with his father I get in First Generation: '1. Samson BOWYER, son of John BOWYER (1809-1884) and Ann GITTINS (1810-1884), was born...'

Could we have the dates of the parents quoted in each generation, not just the first. The same is true in Descendants by Generation, though less important as the parent precedes the individual in the report. Nevertheless it would do no harm, and 'name (dates)' is a great help to the reader especially in families like mine where names are often recycled every generation.

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