diff --git a/src/parser.cpp b/src/parser.cpp
index e724163..3c6347e 100644
--- a/src/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ namespace /* internal */
 				if(val == 0)
 					err_unexpected_char('.');
 				else if(unknown)
-					return EventTime::UNKNOWN_DATE;
+					return UNKNOWN_DATE;
 				else
 					return sign * val;
 				break;
diff --git a/src/person.cpp b/src/person.cpp
index f10618f..c79de2b 100644
--- a/src/person.cpp
+++ b/src/person.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <iostream>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <ncurses.h>
@@ -7,17 +8,14 @@
 #include "utils.hpp"
 #include "ui.hpp"
 
-using std::cout;
-using std::string;
+using namespace std;
 
-EventTime::EventTime(I16 Year, U8 Month, U16 Day, I8 Hour, I8 Minute)
+EventTime::EventTime(I16 Year, U8 Month, U16 Day)
 	: year(Year)
 	, month(Month)
 	, day(Day)
-	, hour(Hour)
-	, minute(Minute)
 {
-	assert(month <= 12 && day <= 31 && hour <= 23 && minute <= 59 && "Invalid EventTime data");
+	assert(month <= 12 && day <= 31 && "Invalid EventTime data");
 }
 
 void EventTime::print(WINDOW* info_tab) const
@@ -42,21 +40,47 @@ void EventTime::print(WINDOW* info_tab) const
 }
 
 
-Person::Person(const char* aName, EventTime aBirth, Sex aSex, EventTime aDeath)
+Person::Person(const char* aName, Sex aSex, EventTime aBirth, EventTime aDeath)
 	: name(aName)
-	, birth(aBirth)
 	, sex(aSex)
+	, birth(aBirth)
 	, death(aDeath)
 {
 }
 
-
-bool Person::operator==(const Person &other)const
+static string_view nameWithoutFamily(const string& name)
 {
-	return sex == other.sex && name == other.name &&
-		(birth.day == other.birth.day || birth.day == EventTime::UNKNOWN_DATE || other.birth.day == EventTime::UNKNOWN_DATE) &&
-		(birth.month == other.birth.month || birth.month == EventTime::UNKNOWN_DATE || other.birth.month == EventTime::UNKNOWN_DATE) &&
-		(birth.year == other.birth.year || birth.year == EventTime::UNKNOWN_DATE || other.birth.year == EventTime::UNKNOWN_DATE);
+	U32 fam_start = name.rfind(' ') ;
+	string_view name_no_fam;
+
+	if(fam_start != string::npos)
+		name_no_fam = string_view(name.data(), name.size() - fam_start);
+	else
+		name_no_fam = string_view(name);
+
+	return name_no_fam;
+}
+
+bool Person::likelySame(const Person& other)const
+{
+	bool dates_pass = (birth.day == other.birth.day || birth.day == UNKNOWN_DATE || other.birth.day == UNKNOWN_DATE) &&
+		(birth.month == other.birth.month || birth.month == UNKNOWN_DATE || other.birth.month == UNKNOWN_DATE) &&
+		(birth.year == other.birth.year || birth.year == UNKNOWN_DATE || other.birth.year == UNKNOWN_DATE);
+
+	bool names_pass;
+	if(sex == M)
+	{
+		names_pass = name == other.name;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		string_view name_no_fam = nameWithoutFamily(name);
+		string_view other_name_no_fam = nameWithoutFamily(other.name);
+
+		names_pass = name_no_fam == other_name_no_fam;
+	}
+
+	return sex == other.sex && names_pass && dates_pass;
 }
 
 void Person::displayInfo()const
diff --git a/src/person.hpp b/src/person.hpp
index 3112197..205914f 100644
--- a/src/person.hpp
+++ b/src/person.hpp
@@ -7,19 +7,17 @@
 
 enum ZoomLevel: U8;
 
+enum: I16 { UNKNOWN_DATE=0  };
+
 struct EventTime
 {
-	enum: I16 { UNKNOWN_DATE=0  };
-	enum: I8  { UNKNOWN_TIME=-1 };
 
-	EventTime(I16 Year=UNKNOWN_DATE, U8 Month=UNKNOWN_DATE, U16 Day=UNKNOWN_DATE, I8 Hour=UNKNOWN_TIME, I8 Minute=UNKNOWN_TIME);
+	EventTime(I16 Year=UNKNOWN_DATE, U8 Month=UNKNOWN_DATE, U16 Day=UNKNOWN_DATE);
 	void print(WINDOW*) const;
 
 	I16 year;		//The year in relation to Chritst's birth -  1 (AD) is the year He was born, -1 (BC) is the previous year. There is no year 0
 	U8  month;
 	U16 day;
-	I8  hour;		//0-23
-	I8  minute;		//0-59
 };
 
 enum Sex: U8
@@ -44,13 +42,12 @@ class Person
 {
 public:
 	Person() = default;
-	Person(const char* aName, EventTime aBirth={}, Sex=M, EventTime aDeath={});
-	/* Person(Person&&) = default; */
-	/* Person& operator=(Person&&) = default; */
-	/* Person& operator=(const Person&) = default; */
+	Person(const char* aName, Sex=M, EventTime aBirth={}, EventTime aDeath={});
 
-	bool operator==(const Person &other) const;
+	/* Are the two very likely the same person based on sex, name, dates */
+	bool likelySame(const Person& other) const;
 
+	/* Display the person's info on the screen */
 	void displayInfo() const;
 
 	/* Draw a Person's box on the terminal, as a part of the focused tree
@@ -70,8 +67,8 @@ public:
 	U16 drawAsSpouse(I16 drawY, I16 drawX, bool selected, bool hasTree, ZoomLevel) const;
 
 	std::string name;
-	EventTime birth;
 	Sex sex;
+	EventTime birth;
 	EventTime death;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/tree.cpp b/src/tree.cpp
index 59e9585..d91e8ec 100644
--- a/src/tree.cpp
+++ b/src/tree.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Tree& Tree::operator+=(const Tree& other)
 	{
 		for (j = 0; j < initNum; ++j)
 		{
-			if (other.people_[i] == people_[j])
+			if (other.people_[i].likelySame(people_[j]))
 			{
 				newId[i] = j;
 				break;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Tree& Tree::operator-= (const Tree& other)
 	{
 		for (const Person& othPers: other.people_)
 		{
-			if (people_[i] == othPers)
+			if (people_[i].likelySame(othPers))
 			{
 				removePerson(i);
 				--i;
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ const std::vector<Relation>& Tree::findRelations(person_id id) const
 
 void Tree::addPerson(const char* name, Sex sex, unsigned father, unsigned mother, EventTime birth, EventTime death)
 {
-	people_.emplace_back(name, birth, sex, death);
+	people_.emplace_back(name, sex, birth, death);
 
 	relations_.emplace_back();	/* relations of the new person */