Thanks, Brian. My practice has been to enter censuses as a source within the "birth' field, but it occured to me it could also fall under residence.
Barton On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 01:15 PM, Brian/Support wrote: > Jumping in here, here are some thoughts on why you would record each > deed separately and how I would record other events: > > 1. Recording each deed separately adds to the chronology of the person > and lets you see that not all their land was acquired at the same > time. > In a way it shows the growth in the family fortunes which gives a > clearer picture of their life. A downturn in fortune would also appear > if land is being disposed of piecemeal over time. > > 2. In cases where land is acquired in different areas you can track > the > migration of the family over time. > > 3. Census sources include details of where a family is living, in > those > cases I would record the place as a residence event since there is no > land record. My practice, unlike Geoff's is to record censuses as > sources for facts included in the census listing such as place of > residence, estimated birth dates based on age, family relationships > etc. > Geoff records the census itself as an event. > > Brian > Customer Support > [email protected] > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
