Is it possible to provide a way to register relationships &children born before marriage into family
There should be an option to provide a "relationship" before marriage when entering people. From the 1600's through the 2022's not every relationship is a marriage to be entered and there is no other way to clarify. In baptismal books in Europe, sometimes the father of a child born"out of wedlock" is mentioned, but Familytree does not allow for that distinction. Not everything is black & white, but there are several shades of grey. Thank you for your consideration.
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It is possible to enter parents separately, i.e. without implying any relationship between them.
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FYI
Welcome to the "Community.FamilySearch" Forum.
I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...
Just in passing ...
Short Answer: 'Yes'.
A "Couple", CAN certainly, be recorded (and, exist), in the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch', WITH a Child associated; and, NO "Event"; OR, where, the Child's "Birth", is AFTER, a Marriage.
Such is quite acceptable ...
I certainly have some, in my "Ancestral" Lines ...
A Child's "Birth", DOES NOT, have to be AFTER, a "Marriage", of its Parents ...
And, equally, a Child, CAN be, associated with a Couple; where, there is NO "Event"
[ eg. NO, "Marriage"; and/or, "Lived Together" ... ]
There are NO "Rules" for such; as, it all depends upon the situation/circumstance ...
[ And, every situation/circumstance can be different; and, in some cases, unique ... ]
There are NO limits ...
And, of course, how a User/Patron wishes such to appear ...
[ But, remember, such can certainly be "Changed", by ANOTHER User/Patron, at any stage ... ]
Just my thoughts.
Brett
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Although the relationship table uses the label "Spouse", the table merely defines a couple. So I list all the children of the couple and the marriage date, if any, regardless of where in the family's timeline a marriage is recorded.
So, to me, there is no problem here needing solution.
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