Recording Maiden names on Trees

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Member Since: December 2002 Posts: 1,448 Send Message	Jan.	Report	20 Jan 2016 18:07
	I have just come across one of my distant Uncles who married someone who had been married before. How do I record the lady on my tree - do I put her maiden name or her previously married name on my tree?
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	20 Jan 2016 19:50
	Always use a lady's maiden name.
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: December 2002 Posts: 1,448 Send Message	Jan.	Report	20 Jan 2016 20:06
	Thanks Margee
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 76 Send Message	Hugh	Report	28 Jan 2016 22:18
	Always, always record female names from birth to death as the maiden birth name. You cannot trace her ancestors using a married name !
	Researching: Scotland, Ireland, England, Italy, Canada & New Zealand.
Member Since: December 2002 Posts: 1,448 Send Message	Jan.	Report	28 Jan 2016 23:21
	Thanks Hugh. Yes I usually do record them with their maiden names, but I got a bit confused about her previous married name. I'm sorted now, thanks!