AboutAmanda Gamble Expertise I will answer any etiquette question you`d care to ask!
I will be happy to give friendly non-judgmental advice on any situation.
If your question is rude,incoherent or demands I confirm your "victim" story,
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Experience I have been writing a daily etiquette advice column for 8 years.
I have taught as well as given lectures on the subject.
Question My Mother was married, divorced and then married again. I would like to put all of her names on the headstone for genealogy research, as she was very interested in that herself. What punctuation will be clear to future viewers that the first surname is her maiden, the second surname is her first married name, and the third surname is her last married name?
Thank you, Punctuationally Perplexed
Answer Dear Punctuationally Perplexed,
You may (correctly) either have:
Lydia(Thomas)Watson Doe
or
Lydia Thomas Watson Doe
It will be fine to break it up and put it on two or three lines if
you wish.
Lydia Ann
Thomas
Watson Doe
Most people will understand that women generally live longer and
often remarry. Members of the family (in generations to come) will
either know or wish to know the events of your dear mother's life
and will investigate on their own.
