Thanks, Cathy. Both you and Jenny have asked me why I don't source
names. I should clarify. The censuses form the foundation for
identifying the composition of families (for me), and provide one of the
most important vitals - a person's place and date of birth. I enter the
census data in the birth field for an individual and that record
contains (for most censuses after 1870) their relationship to HOH. I
feel that it would be duplicative to add that same record to the name
field. It would also significantly add to the notes at the end of a
report, for example, and since I transcribe each and every census entry
and include it with my citation, I prefer not to have those entries
appearing multiple times.
If other data in addition to the name is being given then I tend to add
the source for that data - and not additionally to the name. However,
when a record proves a name and there is no other confirmatory evidence
for it, I'll add that record to the name field. E.g. if a deceased
person's mother is listed in their death certificate, and that's the
only source for her maiden name, I'll enter that source in the name
field for the mother. (Death certificates, of course, present their own
problems.) A deed which states someone is giving land to "my beloved
son" would be a source for the person's name (name field). I may or may
not add that if other sources (e.g. censuses) existed for that person
which identified their relationship to their parent, but I would
definitely add it if there were no other confirmatory evidence of their
relationship. I welcome your thoughts on this approach.
Barton
On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 12:27 AM, Cathy Pinner wrote:
You don't source Names?
How do you know where you found the name or the name variants?
Yes if it only has the name, then you add the source to the name.
If it had name and birth date, I'd add it to both name and birth date.
The only exceptions for me is if I have a number of better sources for
the Name already.
Cathy
Barton Lewis wrote:
As a little diversion to all the questions about Legacy 9, I found a
biographical sketch of my ancestor’s brother in a Texas history book
published in 1893. It contains a trove of information about my
ancestor’s family and that of his parents, presumably from the subject
who was 44 years old at the time. The names of his siblings and aunts
and uncles and all their spouses are included. As a source for these
names, I’m wondering where to
best enter them; I usually put census
entries into the birth field, since date and place of birth are always
identified (usually). Since date and place are not included in the
sketch, should the source be added to the person’s name? I usually
don’t input sources into the name field but this seems to make the
best sense. Any thought would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Barton
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