Cathy, For C) you might enter a Residence event for the marriage, maybe include children living at home at the time in Notes? Unfortunately, I have been using different methods at different times... not sure which I like best, and your email has given me even more ideas! ;) As a semi-retired systems analyst, I would ask you: What output do you desire? What do you want it to look like? Which type(s) of output are most important to you? (books, charts, screen display) Then I would suggest you "test" the options, possibly in your Sample database, unless you want to try it with your real database. For example, since I already have census data entered a few different ways, running some reports (my main output) with various report options should help me determine which method I should really use. Of course, I would have to find the time to do this! haha You could enter data from one census for a given family one way, and data from another for another family a second way, then view the output. I'm sure there are others on this list who can tell you what the 'official' method is. However, I've also experienced at least two long threads on just this topic (entering census data) since I joined the list last June! ;) Good luck! --Paula
re: census events i am recording british census events 1871,1881,1891 and 1901 and trying to decide how to record them here are 3 items i would really appreciate opinions on: A) i record census information first as a census event with the year of the census and the location. i also record the individual's occupation as an occupation event. i am trying to decide whether to place the (house number, street address) as a residence event or as a census event address. B) my second quandary is recording the individual' age and/or dob from the census. the census states an individual's age from which i can get an estimated dob. but i also want to record handily the age listed on the census at the moment i record in 'birth notes' 1871 (british census) age given as 31, estimated dob 1840 1881 (british census) age given as 41, estimated dob 1840 this has the advantage of listing all my estimated dob's in one easy to read place. C) another quandary i have is selecting a method to record the census event (and address) for the family members at that address with the minimum of repetition. i put the unique information ie occupation and age with that individual, but i would like to record the (street) address, location and census event in only one place possibly with cross references. Thank you in advance for your comments cathy REDISH, PRATT, JARVIS Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
