I think I just set this once without adding anything. Apologies! Kristen, thank you so much for the detailed information and ideas. Russ and Richard, thank you also for your ideas. A lot to think about and very helpful.
>________________________________ > From: Kirsten Bowman <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 8:13 PM >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] 1851 1861 Census of Canada East, Etc. Locations? >Colonies? > >Peggy: > >For events prior to 1776 in the (now) US, I use the official name of the >colony for the country since that was locally the highest jurisdictional >level. Ontario locations are a little more difficult. From 26 Dec 1791 to >10 Feb 1841 Ontario was Upper Canada and that's what I use for country. >After that it was, as you say, Canada West for a time, then Ontario, Canada. >The only exception I make is with very early settlers (prior to 1791). At >that time the whole area was officially Quebec, but I find it confusing to >list a location as Ancaster, Wentworth (county), Quebec, so I use Ancaster, >Wentworth, now Ontario, Canada. You'll quickly see that the four field >convention doesn't work for colonial locations. Some people add "British >North America" for the country but, of course, there was no level of >government by that name and I find the colonial name to be sufficiently >clear on its own. You'll have to decide for yourself whether you want to >add the placeholder commas. > >During the period when France controlled part of Canada I use New France for >the country, so I have Port-Royal, Acadia Colony, New France. > >Kirsten > >From: Marg Strong >Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 3:42 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [LegacyUG] 1851 1861 Census of Canada East, Etc. Locations? >Colonies? > >Since Canada was still a British colony during these years, how do you >record the location? In the image I'm looking at now (1861) the township and >county are given and at the bottom of the census (Either plate added >originally, or added later to the image) is "Canada West." > >Canada West is what I've been using, though ancestry adds (Ontario) with the >parentheses. It didn't become Ontario until later, so that would be >incorrect. Before Canada West, when there were simply regions, how is that >addressed in the location? Sometimes I confuse myself instead of keeping it >simple. I can put the history in the notes but would like the location to be >accurate. > >The same problem happens with what is now the United States, when it was a >colony. The branch I'm now researching immigrated to Canada from Europe, but >there is at least one branch of my family history where I will have to deal >with that problem. What do you put in the country field for the colony years >there? > >I have been reading about Canadian history, somewhat intertwined with (the >now) United States history and it is difficult to keep straight since the >boundaries changed so often. I suppose the saving thing here will be the >location notes. If my location isn't right, the notes will at least give the >historical data. > >Anyhow, to make if simple, I'm wondering what you put in the location field >for Country, when the land is actually a colony of another country? > >Peggy > > > > > >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 > > > > > 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
