Elizabeth Pike (Blossom) - The display name of a person should be their "surname" or original name for sake or origins

David White PRO

9/20/2021 at 8:24 PM

Elizabeth, the husband of Nathaniel Fitzrandolph is not Elizabeth "Pike", but Elizaberth Bloosom. Pike may be a name from a marriage, but the Blossom name is important name and it is the family she is from. I don't know why Geni.com has this habit, while other genealogy sites like Ancestry.com say having the correct last name which is the born family name is important for connecting individuals in searches, and I agree.

In my ancestry research, I ended up discovering the Blossom name was connected to other ancestors of mine and it's nice to see the lineage laid out with the Blossom name.

Please can we change this profile's displayed name, etc., and any other that is similar?

Thanks.

David

Erica Howton C

9/20/2021 at 8:50 PM

You want to change your own display preferences to “show birth surname only.”

You do that from this link

https://www.geni.com/account_settings/name_preferences/363677820350011581

Erica Howton C

9/20/2021 at 8:52 PM

Also see https://help.geni.com/hc/en-us/articles/229703607-How-do-I-customiz... for more details.

Erica Howton C

9/20/2021 at 8:54 PM

https://help.geni.com/hc/en-us/articles/360038433653-What-is-the-Bi...

Geni uses the term Birth Surname for what is commonly referred to as "maiden name" in other software. It is intended to be the person's family name at the time of their birth, whether male or female, whether eventually married or not.

William Brooks

9/20/2021 at 8:56 PM

Displaying birth or surname is my preference as well.

wendy massey

9/20/2021 at 9:09 PM

The name Pike is coming from her second husband. Elizabeth was married to Edward fitzRandolph in 1637. After his passing she married John Pike in 1685.

Erica Howton C

9/20/2021 at 9:28 PM

Anyone can set their account preferences to show birth surname only. Geni is more flexible than many sites and has a “last name” field “in addition” to birth surname,

Private User

9/21/2021 at 9:10 AM

That name preference link should be just https://www.geni.com/account_settings/name_preferences/ if others are having problems loading it

And thanks, Erica--I didn't realize it had so many view options so I've just been annoyed at it for a while, didn't realize it was so simple to remedy.

Erica Howton C

9/21/2021 at 9:16 AM

Geni tries! :)

Elizabeth Pike (Blossom) - The display name of a person should be their "surname" or original name for sake or origins - not marriages

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