I really like the condensed formatting. Do you create the top part for each household member or just the head of household?
I always save the census image in case it isn't available or if I have to subscribe to get it again. I'm a short-term subscriber to Ancestry because they don't have a lot of records for the areas I'm researching. FamilySearch also doesn't have too many images anymore and we have to get them from Ancestry or elsewhere. I prefer copying and pasting rather than typing so either your template or Bob's will give me ideas. I would just hate to redo all of them because I have thousands of census sources. Bill Boswell -----Original Message----- From: J.M. "Jay" Ingalls [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 4:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Formatting Ancestry.com Census Data for Legacy Events Below is an example of my copied, pasted, and edited census info from Ancestry.com. I usually check the actual census image and edit the Ancestry.com version to show either both the original Ancestry version and my corrections, often within [] brackets. Part of the time I list the occupation and birth place and relationship for each person in the family in table format. I also try to add alternate names and info to the Ancestry page. When I think it may help me in the future, I also add the list of all the "neighbors", using the "index" and "Copy all" options on the Ancestry copy of the census page image. I like having the first line as shown, it is visible when viewing the list of events, and lets me see the age and state where born in each census easily. I use the option to copy the event to the clipboard, and paste it into the Legacy record for each person in that census record, changing the data as required for the individual. Then each persons record "stands alone". I do not save the census image, hoping it will always be available somewhere if anyone needs it. Jay Ingalls ..................................... George F Ingalls, Age 51, Born Jun 1848 in Maine Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Louise A Ingalls Marriage Year: 1890 Years Married: 10 Father's Birthplace: Maine Mother's Birthplace: Maine Occupation: Farmer, Owns Farm Household Members: Name Age George F Ingalls 51 Louise A Ingalls 30 Harry H Gott 9 Mabel L Gott 7 Ester E Gott 6 Mildred S Gott 1 Alexander Mccaslin 43 Boarder Sarah S Mccaslin 77 Boarder Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Surry, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 593; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 67; FHL microfilm: 1240593. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA 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
