Thad, The answer to your question lies in the minds of the Scottish authorities who, just prior to 1855, decided what information would be recorded in the Statutory Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths of Scotland.
When I began to search for and transfer the data from the Scottish civil records to my Legacy file, I noticed that an increasing number of my people who should have been in the county of Fife at the time of their deaths were no longer dying in their homes, but in hospital in Edinburgh. At that time I also noticed the addition of another heading in the column that contained the death date and time, and the location data. It was entitled "Usual Place of Residence." Wishing to tie the deceased person to their known home town and county, rather than the unfamiliar place in which they died, without much thought I created the Event with that name and entered the data as it was recorded. To my mind, filling in the Usual Place of Residence event after completing the Death fields is a way of bringing them home. It has been a very tough day and I don't feel much like laughing. Please forgive me. -- Alice ----- Original Message ----- From: TH To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: 9/26/2007 4:02:23 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG]Death location [was Master Location List--use of brackets]? With the already available ability to record a death location and to show a person's residence location at any point in time, including death, WHY create the "Usual Place of Residence", and if you really think you need that extra event, why not name it "Usual Place of Residence at Death"? That's intended as a joke. On 9/26/07, Pat Hickin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Alice wrote> > In addition to the event entitled "Residence" which I make full use of, I > have created and event entitled "Usual Place of Residence" which I always > generate when the death place is distant from the normal home place. Great idea -- I like that ! Thanks, Alice. -- Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alice McVearry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: < LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:55 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG]Death location [was Master Location List--use of brackets]? > Hi Pat, > > IMHO it is of equal importance to indicate both the place of residence and > the place of death if they differ. Death certificates are extremely > helpful in genealogical research, and in general a lot easier to acquire. > One must file for the death certificate in the state where the person > died. > >> In addition to the event entitled "Residence" which I make full use of, I > have created and event entitled "Usual Place of Residence" which I always > generate when the death place is distant from the normal home place. The > dates of both events are identical. Brief notes can be useful. -- Alice > >>> [Original Message] >> From: Pat Hickin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Master Location List--use of brackets? >> >> Also, I think it's usually more important to know where one was living at >> the time of death, than the actual location of the death (though I think >> both, if different, are important). I had a cousin who lived in WV and > died >> in NC because he was in the Duke U hospital. W/o explanation someone > would >> think the family had moved to NC. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
