Talking about census recording, I like to have all my census information for one family in one place so I can glance down the years and see what has changed in the way of addresses, occupations and who is home. You can also see any age discrepancies. So I always type the whole lot into the parent's Married Notes. (That's why I've asked for a Research tab in the Married Notes as I don't really like it in the General Married Notes, but don't know of anywhere else to put it). I type in all the census information for the parents and their children for each year - say 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and so on. If a child is missing I go looking for them and type their census information below the relevant year - e.g. a daughter may be working away from home as a servant. I would enter something like "Here is Laura" - Household of etc - Address - Details. A child's census information is not recorded under their own name until they get married, then I record as e.g. "Laura is married" under the next census in the parents notes, so I know to go looking for her census information under the new family. Once the parents die, if there are any unmarried children, I then start to record their census information under their own Individual Notes under the Research tab until such a time as they get married, then, once again, I use the Married Notes. One last point. Often, under the entered census details I'll put comments, such as NOTE: Charles appears to have been born about 1850, whereas he was actually born in 1847. I think the age of 1 above was probably meant to be a 4. The next census shows him as being aged 14. The method I've outlined may seem messy to some, but it's working for me. Please do put me right if there's a better way. Regards Patricia
To JimS and anyone else still interested: The late (and unlamented, by me at least) Ultimate Family Tree, shortly before it was sold, had added a one-step entry form for census recording. The whole household listed on the census could be entered on one place, but then, each individual's information was carried to the "General Notes" area of the individual information screen - where I, for one, did not want it. There was no choice to put it in their events list (and that was a so-called event based program) or to have the whole list noted with the head of household, or in the source detail or anywhere else, from that entry form. I tried it once or twice, but then went back to the long way - which isn't so long with Legacy's repeat, or even just Windows copy and paste - so that I could have the information recorded where and how I wanted it. Connie 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
