Indexing Multiple Spouses

Megan Marie Toone

When indexing death records, what do I do when I come across one who has remarried after his/her spouse died and both are listed as the spouse. There isn't a way to insert both names is there?

Mirevo

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How should I index multiple spouses or parents?

Article Id: 1287

December 29, 2020

When the document lists multiple spouses or parents, index only the current spouse or parents. Here are some quick guidelines for these situations:

• For multiple spouses, index only the present or current spouse.
• For multiple parents, such as a set of birth parents and a set of adoptive parents, index only the current set of adoptive parents. 
• Do not add records to include the other individuals. The information is not lost. After we publish the records, researchers can view the image and gather any additional information in it.