Which LNAB should I use, the one she was baptised with or the one that she used when her parents married? [closed]

Question

Using the name she was given at her baptism, Caroline Martin, mother Elizabeth Martin will have Caroline showing up with the Martin people on searches. Her parents married 6 months later and she was then known as Caroline Adams until she married. She would be the only member of the family with the Martin last name.

Adams would be in the other last name fields BUT, Adams doesn't show up in the searches because only LNAB and CLN are searched.

Shall I use Martin or Adams. I'm tempted to go with Adams even though it doesn't follow policy. That way she would show up in the search for duplicates.

Comments

My vote is for Adams

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Thanks folks. I should have tried the searches with my 2x gt grandmother Mary Lindsay Williamson Higgs Pearce Hookey http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lindsay-1351 .

Searching for Mary Higgs does have her at the bottom of the results.

So, it will be Caroline Martin.

Answer 1

Acording to policy it should be Martin. if Anne B is correct the name Adams should still show up in searches and would make no difference.

Answer 2

Searches are done on LNAB, CLN and Other Last Name OLN

Answer 3

Hi Rosemary,

Definitely Martin.

I just created a profile yesterday with the same situation. Registered at birth under mother's name, legally adopted four years later by stepfather, and now married.

LNAB (mother's name), CLN (married name), and OLN (stepfather) will all find her profile.