* Adding a child with no named father after mother is married

[philmcleod]

When I find that a wife had an illegitimate child before her marriage, is there a way of adding that child without having to add an un-named spouse. The child can be added easily if done before her marriage but I cannot see how to do it once a spouse exists. The same applies if a widow has a child with no named father after her husband died.
Thanks

[Gowermick]

My method is to click Add Spouse in Main Tab of property box. Click create a new partner, then without adding any details, click on add child, select new or link to existing as appropriate, then enter child details.
It will show his father as [unnamed person] . Basically, because you cannot have a child without two parents, this is best that FH can do, and in my mind, quite adeqate.

I used to enter ??? /???/ as father, but since using FH, I find their solution tidier.

[philmcleod]

Yes I know you can add an un-named father but if the child is added before a marriage it does not need to show un-named father and it stays that way after a marriage. It is a pity that FH cannot give an option to provide consistency for illegitimate children with no father named.

[Gowermick]

Phil,
Ah, I see where you're coming from.
The way round it is to show Main Tab for Mother, click the + tab as if adding a spouse, then immediately click add child. This adds the child as before, but father's name is left blank! ( i.e. NOT 'unnamed father'), which I believe is what you are after.
It seems to depend on whether or not you click 'add Spouse/Partner''! If you do, it will create an [unnamed person]. So if you avoid adding a spouse/partner you can avoid creation of an [unnamed person]

[philmcleod]

Thanks, simple really. I had not thought of that. Next time I need it I will do it that way. Up till now I have created the un-named person, created the illegitimate child and then deleted the un-named person. Achieved the same but messy.
Thanks

[tatewise]

If the illegitimate child was before the 1st Marriage, then remember to use the black arrow on the right to move the <no spouse> tab before the 1st Husband tab so the family relationships are in the correct order.

[philmcleod]

I do have that correct, otherwise the children are not in the correct order either. I have ancestors that add illegitimate children, then got married, then widowed, had more illegitimate children, some with and some without fathers names and then married again to another person. A real mess!
Thanks for help