why does my gedcom show women with married names, not maiden names?

Question

My gedcom exported from RootsMagic7 with females' surnames at birth shows up on the gedmatch gedcom with married surnames, no maiden names. I don't understand why. Is there any way I can correct this?

Comments

Check your various rootsmagic settings for export options.

Answer 1

There should be an option for maiden names and married names. Make sure that you click on the maiden name option.

Answer 2

I can't advise you regarding RootsMagic, but I know this can be fixed on the WikiTree end.

When you discover this kind of error in a Gedcom that you have uploaded to WikiTree, you can correct the errors in GEDCOMpare before you import the profile. Edit the Add Person profile to put the birth name into the Last Name at Birth field and put the married name into the Current Last Name field.