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Husband taking wife's last name?

CarpenterDaniel
CarpenterDaniel ✭
June 27 edited July 12 in Family Tree

If a husband takes his wife's last name, should I leave his name as his birthname or add his wife's last name behind his?

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  • Julia Szent-Györgyi
    Julia Szent-Györgyi ✭✭✭✭✭
    June 27 Answer ✓

    Use birth names in genealogy. This applies regardless of sex or gender.

    However, it's an unusual enough situation that you should add his married name under Other Information.

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  • CarpenterDaniel
    CarpenterDaniel ✭
    June 27

    Thank you. I put his married name under alternate name labeled married name. I left his birth name as his name on his detailed page. I can change if needed, but I believe your answer agrees with what I did. Thank you again.

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