On 13/08/2011 00:27, mbstx wrote: > However, how do you "source" a negative, that is a non-event? I > handle "didn't marry" and "had no children" with an explanation in > the General Notes as to why I think that is so.
Not so easy to Source these usually. If a child dies before reaching possible puberty or before reaching legal marriageable age then the Death Source would do it. On the 1911 England & Wales Census married women had to state the length of their current children and the number of living/deceased children of that marriage so that can give a Source for "no children" if the woman is over child-bearing age. Also Personal Knowledge of someone who knew the person for most of their life - parent or sibling, perhaps. Although I tick the boxes when I think it appropriate to do so, I must admit that I don't Source these negatives. -- 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
