On 14/01/2011 01:29, James Cook wrote: > "They lived on a farm, which they rented. Neither could read or > write. He was a 'teamster' with his own team (as was his neighbor, > Gus Johnson). He was a veteran. She was the mother of 10, 8 were > still living." The event itself has a date and location, so I > wouldn't include that in the notes.
Ah! I had slightly mis-read your OP in that I thought you were referring to lumping several facts from different sources. Yes, with Censuses I put all the information provided into one Census Event, the slight difference being that I put the information into the Description field and use the Notes field for listing the members of the household. My Event Sentences read something like "England Census: on 07 April 1861 he was enumerated at 21 Military Road, Canterbury, Kent, England as William Pitt; son; single; aged 27; born in Canterbury, Kent; Cordwainer. The household comprised Joseph Pitt 994 & his wife Martha Ewell 995, their children William Pitt 997,Martha Pitt 998 & Caroline Pitt 1001, their grandson Harry Lavender 276 and apprentice John Hammond." I do it this way because I believe being enumerated for a Census is an Event in its own right (many other LUGgers do not!) and I like to see a "snapshot" of the household as it was at that time. It's also very quick to enter all the details in this way as the Event (with Source) is C&P'd using the Event Clipboard and it is only necessary to change the description line for each Individual. Depending on circumstances, it is quite likely that I would not includes the (duplicated) Event Notes in Reports. I specifically use the phrase "(s)he was enumerated as ..." because I am copying exactly what the enumerator wrote (1) which is not necessarily terribly accurate, being the enumerator's transcription of the original Census sheet which may or may not have been completed by the head of the household, who may or may not have had accurate information. (1) Except in the case of the 1911 (England & Wales) where we see the originals. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
