How do I add a middle name to a record?

Margaret_Connolly

Paul W

Please confirm whether you are referring to amending a name in Family Tree or one from a FamilySearch records collection.

 

If you are talking about the former, you go to the Vitals section and click on "Edit", next to Name. The cursor should already be flashing in the First Names box, so hit the space bar, add the middle name (and a reason statement, if you wish), then click on "Save".

JeffWiseman

So as Paul points out, a name like "John Allen Smith" would have "John Allen" in the First Name field and "Smith" in the Surname Field. The same thing can be done with a middle initial.

 

Note that frequently people end up going by their middle name instead of their full name. In this case you could ALSO go to the Other Information section of the person's details page and create an Alternate Name with "Allen" in the First Name field and "Smith" in the Surname field.

 

It used to be that when involved in searches, and when used by the hints engine, the Alternate Names are used in addition to the main Name fields. I am assuming that this is the same.

Brett .

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Margaret

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Providing that you are referring to an individual/person in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' ...

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Simply ...

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On an individual's/person's "Person/Details" page/screen ...

Go to the "Vitals" section ...

Go to the vital of "Name" ...

Go to the 'Blue' (Word) of "Edit", on the 'right-hand-side', of the vital "Name" ...

Select that 'Blue' (Word) of "Edit", on the 'right-hand-side' of the vital "Name" ...

Go to the 'Field' being "First Names" ...

Enter ( ie. Add) the "Middle" Name ...

"Save" ...

Done.

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How should I enter names in Family Tree?

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-to-enter-names-in-family-tree

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How do I change vital information in Family Tree?

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-change-vital-information-in-family-tree

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Whereas ...

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IF, you are referring to a ("Indexed") "Record" (ie. a "Source") in 'FamilySearch'; THEN, that is another matter entirely ...

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IF, you are referring to a ("Indexed") "Record" (ie. a "Source") in 'FamilySearch'; and, the ACTUAL ("Indexed") "Record" (including: any Associated "Image"), DOES NOT have a "Middle' Name, appear on the Record; THEN, a "Middle" Name, should NOT be "Added".

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IF, on the other hand, you are referring to a ("Indexed") "Record" (ie. a "Source") in 'FamilySearch'; and, the ACTUAL ("Indexed") "Record" (including: any Associated "Image"), DOES have a "Middle" Name; and, that "Middle" Name has been OMITTED (or, INCORRECTLY transcribed); THEN, there are SOME ("Indexed") "Records" (ie. a "Sources") in 'FamilySearch' where such an, OMISSIONS; or, TRANACTIION ERRORS, can be addressed/fixed.

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Please advise, if the "Middle" Name, relates to an, OMISSION; or, TRANACTIION ERROR, in a ("Indexed") "Record" (ie. a "Source") in 'FamilySearch'; as, advice on such can be provided.

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I hope this helps.

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Brett

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