I THINK I HAVE FOUND A GOOD WAY TO LABEL FAMILY NAMES

so, i am always dabbling in trying to find members of my family tree, im subscribed to any number of geneaology sites, that sometimes update me with a match.

i got one suspected match the other day.
it wasnt an exact match, the name it chose was actually the father of the individual needing to be matched (or maybe it was the grandfather) to which, sent me on a quest on WIKIPEDIA for any additional info on this particualr character.

i found something, then decided to look at the other links provided by google.

when i hit one page i was mesmerized.
not by the family history, but the way they catagorized everyone.

heres the way they did it:

KNYVETT

[KNYV311] Otomar Knyvett m. [MONN352] Emma Dammartin

. [KNYV321] Alfred Knyvett m. Gundreda

. . [KNYV331] Edmund Knyvett m. Amabel Furnivall

. . . [KNYV341] Drugo Knyvett m. Florence le Stonner

. . . . [KNYV351] Manfred Knyvett m. Isabella Stanhope

. . . . . [KNYV361] Manser Knyvett m. Margaret de Ellesworth

. . . . . . [KNYV371] John Knyvett m. Jennetta

. . . . . . . [KNYV381] Thomas Knyvett m. Millicent Benford

. . . . . . . . [KNYV391] Lord John Knyvett of Southwick m. Mabel Horton

. . . . . . . . . [KNYV401] Sir John Knyvett m. [LAXT395] Joanna Engayne

. . . . . . . . . . [KNYV411] Richard Knyvett m. [WOUR412] Joan Wourch

. . . . . . . . . . . [KNYV421] Sir John Knyvett, Lord Chancellor m. [BASW422] Eleanor Basset

. . . . . . . . . . . . [KNYV431] Sir John Knyvett m. [BOTE432] Joan de Botetourt

. . . . . . . . . . . . . [KNYV442] Margaret Knyvett m3. [ECHI541] Sir Thomas Echingham

29.  [KNYV311] Otomar Knyvett (born at Launceston, Cornwall, c.1040, possibly with Danish ancestry), married [MONN352] Emma Dammartin (born c.1944, daughter of Nicholas Dammartin, see MONTDIDIER COUNTY). He was hereditary Constable of Launceston Castle, and resisted William the Conqueror, thereby losing the castle which was then given to [CONT321] Count Robert of Mortain (see CONTEVILLE).

28.  [KNYV321] Alfred Knyvett (born c.1065), married Gundreda (daughter of 29. Count Ralph).

27.  [KNYV331] Edmund Knyvett (born c.1090), married Amabel Furnivall (daughter of 28. Osbert Furnivall).

26.  [KNYV341] Drugo Knyvett (born c.1115), of Southwick, near Oundle (Northants), married Florence le Stonner (daughter of 27. Hugh le Stonner).

25.  [KNYV351] Manfred Knyvett (c.1140), of Southwick, married Isabella Stanhope (daughter of 26. Lord Osbert of Stanhope).

24.  [KNYV361] Manser Knyvett (born c.1164), of Southwick, married Margaret de Ellesworth (daughter of 25. John de Ellesworth).

23.  [KNYV371] John Knyvett (born c.1189), of Southwick, married Jennetta.

22.  [KNYV381] Thomas Knyvett (born c.1214), of Southwick, married Millicent Benford.

21.  [KNYV391] Sir John Knyvett, Lord of Southwick, married Mabel Horton (daughter of 22. Sir William Horton).

20.  [KNYV401] Sir John Knyvett, married Johanna Engayne (daughter of [LAXT395] Sir William Engayne of Southwick, see LAXTON). John thereby became Lord of Southwick.

19.  [KNYV411] Richard Knyvett (born c.1300), of Southwick, Northants, married (c.1319) [WOUR412] Joan (born c.1306, daughter of 20. [WOUR401] Sir Richard Wourch). He died c.1355.

18.  [KNYV421] Sir John Knyvett (born 1323), of Winwick Manor, Hunts, (11 miles south-east of Southwick),  was Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Lord Chancellor of England (c.1366), and married (c.1345) [BASW422] Eleanor Basset (daughter of Lord Ralph, see WELDON). He died February 1381.

17.  [KNYV431] Sir John Knyvett (born c.1358) married (c.1408) [BOTE432] Joan (daughter of Sir John Botetourt of Mendlesham, Suffolk, see BOTETOURT).

• 16. [KNYV442] Margaret (daughter of John) married 1. (c.1410) Sir Robert de Tye (died 8th October 1415); then 2. Sir Thomas Marny (died 1420-21); then 3. (1421-24) [ECHI541] Sir Thomas Echingham (see ECHINGHAM BARONY).

what i wanted to note was the name tags this individual used for the members of that family line.
KNYVETT is denoted with: [KNYV#]

got me to thinking..
if i was to do my family line, starting with me, id do it like this:

Michelle Alane MANNING [MANN1]
Married: Daniel Matthew CARMICHAEL [CARM1]/[WILL2]
     child:  Daniel Alan CARMICHAEL [CARM2] *note: adopted by Crai\g Staurt WILLIAMSON [WILL1] [MANN1] 2nd husband to Michelle Alane MANNING [MANN1]
Married: Craig Stuart WILLIAMSON [WILL1]
     child: Daniel Alan WILLIAMSON [WILL2]
F: Robert Alan MANNING [MANN2]
M: Gay Joanne SUITER [SUIT1]
     F:Wilbur Raymond SUITER [SUIT2]
     M: Gertrude Louisa ELDRED [ELDR1]
           F: Leonard Peter ELDRED [ELDR2]
           M: Johanna CONCHIN [CONC1]
so i have

MANNINGS:

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[MANN1] Michelle Alane MANNING

[MANN2] Robert Alan MANNING

SUITER

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[SUIT1] Gay Joanne SUITER

[SUIT2] Wilbur Raymond SUITER

ELDRED

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[ELDR1] Gertrude Louisa ELDRED

[ELDR2] Leonard Peter ELDRED

CONCHIN

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[CONC1] Johanna CONCHIN

WILLIAMSON

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[WILL1] Craig Stuart WILLIAMSON

[WILL2] Daniel Alan WILLIAMSON

CARMICHAEL

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[CARM1] Daniel Matthew CARMICHAEL

[CARM2] Daniel Alan CARMICHAEL

seems to be a way easier (for me, anyway) too keep track of each member.
i believe ill be adopting this method.

if we run it the way you see this other family branch run for myself it would look like this:

[MANN1] Michelle Alane MANNING m. [CARM1] Daniel Matthew CARMICHAEL
 c: [MANN2] Daniel Alan CARMICHAEL *Note: also tagged under the tag: [WILL2]

[MANN1] Michelle Alane MANNING m. [WILL1] Craig Stuart WILLIAMSON
 c: [WILL2] Daniel Alan WILLIAMSON *Note: also tagged under the tag : [CARM2]

thats just me,
my ex husband (Daniel Matthew CARMICHAEL [CARM1]),
my current husband (Craig Stuart WILLIAMSON [WILL1],
and our son (and thats for both husbands, because my current husband adopted my son)
Daniel Alan CARMICHAEL [CARM2] /WILLIAMSON  [WILL2]

it seems to flow in a way my brain can actually understand it better.


MICHELLE