Cathy, thanks for the help. I appreciate you writing an answer to my question. I will be very careful.
Likewise, I learned something new today about the dates and the census. I appreciate everyone setting me straight. Cheers, Jon (Sent from a mobile device) On Mon, Jun 7, 2021, 8:46 PM Cathy Pinner <[email protected]> wrote: > Jon, > > Yes you can use Search > Search and Replace on Event Dates to change > "1940" dates to "April 1, 1940". > Note the Search part will find any event that has a date in 1940 so > you'll need to do them one by one to make sure you are just changing the > census events. > > However, although US Censuses had an official date and the information > was supposed to reflect that date, it would seem mostly the data > reflects the date the enumerator called. That's why it may be sensible > to record that date instead of the official date. > The situation is different with UK Censuses as the census was taken over > a weekend and mostly written up within a week or two. > > Cathy > > > mvmcgrs--- via LegacyUserGroup <mailto:[email protected]> > > Tuesday, 8 June 2021 11:07 > > Why 1 April? The census enumerator was supposed to state what date he > > visited the house. That is the date you should be using. > > Marie > > > > Marie Varrelman Melchiori > > In a message dated 6/7/2021 4:20:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > I have a bunch of U.S. Census events with the entry date as 1940. Is > > there a way to change all the U.S. Census "1940" dates to "April 1, > 1940"? > > Maybe using a search and replace function? Not sure how to do it, if > > it is even possible? Any suggestions? > > Thanks, Jon > > -- > > > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > > Archives at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > J M <mailto:[email protected]> > > Tuesday, 8 June 2021 04:19 > > I have a bunch of U.S. Census events with the entry date as 1940. Is > > there a way to change all the U.S. Census "1940" dates to "April 1, > 1940"? > > > > Maybe using a search and replace function? Not sure how to do it, if > > it is even possible? Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks, Jon > > > > > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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