Re: [LegacyUG] Census

On 30/08/2019 06:21, bobstree2 wrote: All my records are in family subfolders for each surname, all under one Surname folder (Thanks Geoff!) .  My file naming method also includes a document TYPE code so I can easily identify Census records. File naming format example:

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

On 29/08/2019 23:53, johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au wrote: I agree with Chris, especially if your ancestors have non Anglo-Saxon/Celtic names. Family Search is generally better than the others. I think their staff are better trained at indexing names, including foreign ones. I have one

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

I make a census event for each family individual on the census,  I do NOT use Shared Events.  (I also add Residence and Occupation Events from the census, if listed).  Copy/Paste Events great tool! But I also download and save each census page as a PDF with OCR ability (Different programs to do

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census Hi I think the best way to do this type of search is directly in their website, and not through a search from Legacy. Doing it yourself means that you have control on the search and can work through the records that are found. The same technique works

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

Hi I think the best way to do this type of search is directly in their website, and not through a search from Legacy. Doing it yourself means that you have control on the search and can work through the records that are found. The same technique works against any of the websites that have access

[LegacyUG] Census

Long time Family tree user and switched to Legacy 9 last year and really like it better than Family tree.I do struggle with searching census records with legacy 9 and family search.What is the best way to do the research. Steve Ostheimer-- LegacyUserGroup mailing list

Re: [LegacyUG] Census vs residence

gt; Quigley Doyle Family Tree <https://donquigley.net/> > > > > > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup *On > Behalf Of *Rune Mattsson > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 7, 2019 1:56 AM > *To:* Legacy User Group > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Census vs residence > > > >

Re: [LegacyUG] Census vs residence

y Tree From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Rune Mattsson Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 1:56 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census vs residence @Gene & Don on April 10 for both Try for yourself: Do a search in the FamilySearch for Jack Robertson (Exac

Re: [LegacyUG] Census vs residence

> > > Don Quigley > > 1207 Huntington Lane > > Safety Harbor, FL 34695 > > (H) 727-330-7030 > > (M) 925-367-5609 > > dwq...@gmail.com > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup *On > Behalf Of *Rune Mattsson > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 6, 2019 12:02

Re: [LegacyUG] Census vs residence

:02 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census vs residence have the same family listed in the 1930 census in two states with quite a long distance between (according to Google Map 490 miles) Jack Robertson with wife Pauline and daughter Rosemary They are listed in: Indian

Re: [LegacyUG] Census vs residence

have the same family listed in the 1930 census in two states with quite a long distance between (according to Google Map 490 miles) *Jack Robertson with wife Pauline and daughter Rosemary* They are listed in: *Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States* But also, in: *Atlanta, Fulton,

Re: [LegacyUG] Census vs residence

I agree with Christopher. It may be different in the US where some censuses give you information about the ownership etc but in the UK the census was taken over a weekend and you were enumerated where you were. You may only have been there on census night. Even if the whole family was at the

Re: [LegacyUG] Census vs residence

Steve, Technically speaking - a census is an event, that has both a residence and a date (useful for getting approximate ages). It cannot be assumed that the census residence is necessarily the residence of the person on the census. My grandfather was a perfect example. He was down the

[LegacyUG] Census vs residence

Legacy 9 Census vs residence Legacy 9 searches FamilySearch and a lot of the census is listed as residence I have so many listed as residence and census, which is the preferred thru the  Legacy User GroupIUt is going to take a lot of time away form research.Is they a way to change all residence

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

m] *On Behalf Of > *Martha Graham > *Sent:* 16 January 2018 22:13 > *To:* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com > <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>> > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Census > > Hi Holly, > > Many times a child will be visiting a

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

*From:*LegacyUserGroup > [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On Behalf Of > *Martha Graham > *Sent:* 16 January 2018 22:13 > *To:* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com > <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>> > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG]

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

rents, Aunts and Uncles Carie *From:*LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Martha Graham *Sent:* 16 January 2018 22:13 *To:* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Censu

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

gt; > Carie > > From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On > Behalf Of Martha Graham > Sent: 16 January 2018 22:13 > To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census > > Hi Holly, > Many times a ch

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

Hi I have had young children living with grand parents, Aunts and Uncles Carie From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Martha Graham Sent: 16 January 2018 22:13 To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG]

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

I agree with that. I used to find family members at the "wrong" address so many times on census night, I almost thought they were doing it deliberately! On 16 Jan 2018 10:14 p.m., "Martha Graham" wrote: > Hi Holly, > Many times a child will be visiting a neighbor, or other

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

Holly, my thoughts are 2-fold. First where was he/mom living when the 1920 census taker knocked on the door? Or, #2, sometimes when a child was so very sickly that it was feared they might die sooner than later, less attention was paid to it. Sounds brutal but sometimes it was so. Or maybe it was

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

mund Burke, 1790* *_* ** *From:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Holly Nelson *Sent:* Tuesday, January 16, 2018 2:32 PM *To:* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> *Subject:* [Le

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

Burke, 1790 _ From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Holly Nelson Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 2:32 PM To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: [LegacyUG] Census I have an unusual qu

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

Hi Holly, Many times a child will be visiting a neighbor, or other family member when the Census person comes knocking. Try alternative methods for your Census search and see if you can find him. I would also make a note of his absence in the family home only after you find him elsewhere.

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

sday, 17 January 2018 7:32 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] Census I have an unusual question. My father was born in 1918 (I have his birth certificate, and mutiple corroborations of this). He appears with his family on the 1930 and 1940 census, but is not listed on the 1920 ce

[LegacyUG] Census

I have an unusual question. My father was born in 1918 (I have his birth certificate, and mutiple corroborations of this). He appears with his family on the 1930 and 1940 census, but is not listed on the 1920 census. His parents are there, as well as his older brothers. My thoughts about how to

Re: [LegacyUG] census entry for indian territory

From: BARTON LEWIS <bartonle...@optonline.net> To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Cc: Legacy <legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com> Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 8:10 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] census entry for indian territory A little further diggi

Re: [LegacyUG] census entry for indian territory

A little further digging seems to reveal that this is a federal census "population schedule" - with that template to be used (for the year 1900); the actual census page shows "Indian Territory" as the state and "Creek Nation" as the county, so that's what I've entered.  It does make me curious

[LegacyUG] census entry for indian territory

I found a relative who is living in the 1900 census in "Township 16, Creek Nation, Indian Territory."  I typically create a census source from the SourceWriter using the Source Template Index where I select the applicable year.  For 1900, there were 2 additional options: "Census records>United

[LegacyUG] Census Dates

I have appreciated the different ideas about what date to use for Census data in Events. And I have to agree with what John shared as that is what I do. I record the date the Enumerator was at the door. I have many instances of children and other family members being in 'two places at once'

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Source citations

Pat, No source detail appears in a Bibliography - only the Master Source. If you really mean the Source Citations in a report, then note on the Source Detail screens that there are checkboxes for each section to indicate whether you want them included or not. In Options - Customise - Sources

[LegacyUG] Census Source citations

In the details portion of source citations, I put the image and page number, and I want those to appear in the bibliography. Under the "Text/Comments" tab I put the url of the image, which I do *not* want in the bibliography. Is it possible to get one without the other? Pat -- LegacyUserGroup

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

hotmail.com.  Many other email providers will also work but you will have to give them a try. -- Forwarded message -- From: Ed Ladendorf <edladend...@yahoo.com> To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Cc:  Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2016 13:37:54 +0000 (UTC) Subjec

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

nd hotmail.com. Many other email > providers will also work but you will have to give them a try. > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Ed Ladendorf <edladend...@yahoo.com> > To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > Cc: > Date: Sat, 9 Ap

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

-Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Jenny M Benson Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2016 4:37 AM To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates On 09/04/2016 03:23, Steve Hayes

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

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Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

Jenny Thanks for the tip on FreeClip. I love it. Dale McIntyre On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 5:37 AM, Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 09/04/2016 03:23, Steve Hayes wrote: > >> The question was how to get LEGACY to automatically put the date in for >> everyone who appeared in the

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

On 09/04/2016 03:23, Steve Hayes wrote: The question was how to get LEGACY to automatically put the date in for everyone who appeared in the English 1891 census. Easy enough if you have a separate Event for each Census: simply modify the Sentence so it includes 05 April 1891 (or whichever) in

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

) -Original Message- From: "Steve Hayes" <hayes...@telkomsa.net> Sent: ‎2016-‎04-‎09 04:26 To: "Legacy User Group" <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates On 9 Apr 2016 at 10:33, Helen McCall wrote: > I'm confused - I though

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

On 9 Apr 2016 at 10:33, Helen McCall wrote: > I'm confused - I thought the first census was 1841. Where do you access the > earlier ones? You don't. The returns were destroyed after statistical data had been abstracted. -- Keep well, Steve Hayes Blog:http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

On 8 Apr 2016 at 17:31, Joyce Herzog wrote: > Here's a list I made for myself. > > UK Census Year Date > 1801 3/10/1801 Yes, but the question was not what the date is. The question was how to get LEGACY to automatically put the date in for everyone who appeared in the English 1891 census.

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

ogle >> UK Census dates >> and voila! >> >> Edna – Ottawa >> >> From: June >> Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 11:31 PM >> To: 'Legacy User Group' >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates >> >> >> Sorry I should have said Engli

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

1881 1891 6 April 1891 1901 31-Mar-01 1911 2-Apr-11 Enjoy! On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 4:10 PM, Ken <genfol...@rogers.com> wrote: Just google UK Census dates and voila! Edna – Ottawa From: June Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 11:31 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

, Ken <genfol...@rogers.com> wrote: > Just google > UK Census dates > and voila! > > Edna – Ottawa > > From: June > Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 11:31 PM > To: 'Legacy User Group' > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates > > > Sorry I should have said Engli

[LegacyUG] Census Dates

Just google UK Census dates and voila! Edna – Ottawa From: June Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 11:31 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates Sorry I should have said English. For example I have several hundred people where I have entered details of the 1891 UK Census

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

Of Cathy Pinner Sent: Thursday, 10 March 2016 3:02 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates June, To get the age calculated and the order right in the chronology, you have to have the date in the date field, so other work around solutions won't work. I've found a way using

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

so that when I close it it will put the date in everyone who has that event. Thanks – June *From:*LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Cathy Pinner *Sent:* Thursday, 10 March 2016 2:21 PM *To:* Legacy User Group *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates J

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

Thanks Wendy - sounds like this will work. Kind regards - June -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Wendy Howard Sent: Thursday, 10 March 2016 2:42 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

Hi June, Are all your Census Events - as entered at the moment - for the same Census (ie country/state/whatever) and year? Such as 1861 England Census, or 1920 US Census, etc. If they are, then you could go to the Event Definition (View > Master Lists > Event Definitions...) and edit your

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Cathy Pinner Sent: Thursday, 10 March 2016 2:21 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates June, Are you talking American Censuses where the date is different for each entry or English censuses where

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

June, Are you talking American Censuses where the date is different for each entry or English censuses where the date is the same for a census year? If the latter, you can make the process faster by creating a search list for the Event and then using the Repeat function of clicking on the

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

listed on the 1930 census in the household of John Doe in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA." Let's you see immediately when she left home and got married. Sarah -From: "Martha Graham" To: "Legacy User Group" Cc: Sent: Thu, 10 Mar

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Dates

Hi June, Interesting question and I'll bet there are others who did not enter dates. Most of the Census takers did not work in the winter months. I use Census for the Event, Then for the description I put in "1850 Federal" Then I put in the actual date located at the top of the Census Sheet

[LegacyUG] Census Dates

When I initially started entering census information through 'Events' I did not put the date of the census. I now have hundreds of entries I would like to put the dates on but it's taking ages doing them individually. Is there a way I can edit the event and put the date in so that it will apply

Re: [LegacyUG] Census description field

Steve, The default census sentence definitions have been designed with the US census in mind. They have State and Federal censuses. My census entries are mainly English. You can change the sentence definition to suit your use of the Description field. Just click the Edit Event Sentence Definition

Re: [LegacyUG] Census description field

If I assume you are talking about the Description field of a Census Event, I always leave it blank. I normally create an Occupation Event for the person based upon the Census and use the Description field as such: Farmer, Coal Miner, Grocery Storage Merchant, Carpenter. The Occupation Event

Re: [LegacyUG] Census description field

On 02/01/2016 06:20, Steve Hayes wrote: > What is the purpose of the census description field? > > I have used it to put the description of the person in the census, but this > produces weird results in reports, like this: > > "He appeared on the Scholar aged 3, born Essex, Colchester census in

Re: RE: [LegacyUG] Census event vs source

"Marriage" is an all-emcompassing word. If you are speaking of the marriage CEREMONY, that is an event. It took place at a certain date and place. The marriage CERTIFFICATE is a source document, as a record of the event. But we tend to lump it all into one term as "marrriage" and we understand

Re: RE: [LegacyUG] Census event vs source

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Re: [LegacyUG] Census event vs source

From: Kathy Meyer Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 9:07 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Census event vs source I haven't worked on my family history much over the last couple of years, at least not enough to remember the most useful way to record some things, so I

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event vs source

I don't think that census truly fits the real definition of an event in someone's life, but somebody in genealogy got started using it that way and it stuck. So, not likely we will be able to change it now. I never use it as an event, but I realize thousands do so. Jerry Boor

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event vs source

On 17/10/2015 04:22, Steve Hayes wrote: > I usually include the bcensus as an event, because it gives both residence > and occupation, for which I would otherwise have to give make two separate > events, giving the same census as source for each. I agree. It also gives "context" for the

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event vs source

On 17/10/2015 02:30, Cathy Pinner wrote: > I guess you can argue that a census isn't an event but it's > something that our ancestors and we are involved in at a particular > place. I don't see how one can argue that and you go on to contradict yourself! A dictionary definition of Event is "a

[LegacyUG] Census event vs source

I haven't worked on my family history much over the last couple of years, at least not enough to remember the most useful way to record some things, so I apologize up front if this is too basic - but there are always new users out there right? :-) I'm finding things I sourced very poorly 'back

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event vs source

Kathy, not sure what are you asking!  So, I will offer some hopefully words of wisdom gained from 20+ year of ancestry research. Cleaning up data is always a good idea.  Legacy offers several different reports and it depends on your personal preference as to

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event vs source

On 16/10/2015 21:07, Kathy Meyer wrote: > I haven't worked on my family history much over the last couple of years, > at least not enough to remember the most useful way to record some things, > so I apologize up front if this is too basic - but there are always new > users out there right? :-) >

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event vs source

Kathy, I do both. I guess you can argue that a census isn't an event but it's something that our ancestors and we are involved in at a particular place. It most definitely is a source. One reason it's handy to enter census as an event is that it's so much easier to check that you have found the

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event vs source

On 17 Oct 2015 at 9:30, Cathy Pinner wrote: > I do both. I guess you can argue that a census isn't an event but it's > something that our ancestors and we are involved in at a particular > place. It most definitely is a source. > One reason it's handy to enter census as an event is that it's so

[LegacyUG] Census Substitutes for the In-Between Years - new webinar by Amy Johnson Crow now available

New Webinar in the Legacy Library! *The Federal census takes a snapshot of life just once a decade. **A lot can happen in the years in between.* The federal census gives us wonderful clues for our research, but the ten years between each census is a long time. What can be used in between and

[LegacyUG] Census

I'm having a problem with the census search list and am wondering if someone can see what I'm not doing correctly-I've created the search list, picked a family from the list. Added an event called census and sourced it using a source called 'year' census. The event and the source show up

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

On 18 Jul 2014 21:09, Debbie wrote: I’m having a problem with the census search list and am wondering if someone can see what I’m not doing correctly—I’ve created the search list, picked a family from the list. Added an event called census and sourced it using a source called ‘year’

RE: [LegacyUG] Census

: [LegacyUG] Census On 18 Jul 2014 21:09, Debbie wrote: I’m having a problem with the census search list and am wondering if someone can see what I’m not doing correctly—I’ve created the search list, picked a family from the list. Added an event called census and sourced it using a source

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

On 18 Jul 2014 23:30, Debbie wrote: Clear list (and exclude those that appear to have been found) is selected. Add to an existing list and only search the search list are not. OK. Then do you create a new search list or show the existing one? -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg Legacy User

RE: [LegacyUG] Census

In part 3? I click create a new search list. I could do this in v7.5 but can't figure out what I'm doing differently now. -Original Message- From: Mike Fry [mailto:emjay...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 6:50 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

On 19 Jul 2014 00:20, Debbie wrote: In part 3? I click create a new search list. I could do this in v7.5 but can't figure out what I'm doing differently now. Sounds exactly like I'd do in both versions. Unable to help further :-( -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg Legacy User Group

RE: [LegacyUG] Census

On Fri, 7/18/14, Debbie bst...@nbnet.nb.ca wrote: Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Census To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Date: Friday, July 18, 2014, 5:20 PM In part 3?  I click create a new search list.  I could do this in v7.5 but can't figure out

Re: [LegacyUG] Census report

I don't seem to be able to get the parameters correct. Instead of getting the ancestor with no parents, I get several of that line. I also get people who were too old to be in the 1790 census, even though I have specified that census in the choice box. Jane On 3/13/2014 1:38 AM, Cathy Pinner

Re: [LegacyUG] Census report

Hi Jane, Have you used the right search to collect your direct ancestors (with or without their siblings etc depending on which checkboxes you tick)? Your reference to instead of getting the ancestor with no parents, I get several of that line suggests you may have decided to use the

[LegacyUG] Census report

I just found this wonderful thing called Census Report which can give me a list of those who have not noted as found in the census. What a great tool! I can almost work it out to use to get a list of all my direct ancestors who have not been found in the census, but I can't quite get to the place

Re: [LegacyUG] Census report

Hi Jane, First make a search list of your direct ancestors. Search - Miscellaneous Tab - Focus Group. Make sure you are set as the Current Individual Click the Edit Focus Group button Clear List if necessary and then add individual and ancestors using the Direct Line Ancestors and check any

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Events-Marriage or Head of Houdehold

From: Shirley Richardson shirleyr...@clear.net.nz To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 6:15 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census Events-Marriage or Head of Houdehold  Thank you Jenny, My thoughts exactly. I just wanted confirmation that I wasn't

RE: [LegacyUG] Census Events-Marriage or Head of Houdehold

Shriley, Then the surviving spouse is again a single person and any Events are no longer Marriage Events. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009:

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Events-Marriage or Head of Houdehold

On 23/09/2013 23:51, Shirley Richardson wrote: I would appreciate, from those more experienced, the pros and cons of entering Census events in the marriage record. I have read through the archives and still have no clear conclusion. eg what if the husband/wife dies or is no longer living with

Re: [LegacyUG] Census Events-Marriage or Head of Houdehold

: Re: [LegacyUG] Census Events-Marriage or Head of Houdehold On 23/09/2013 23:51, Shirley Richardson wrote: I would appreciate, from those more experienced, the pros and cons of entering Census events in the marriage record. I have read through the archives and still have no clear

[LegacyUG] Census Events-Marriage or Head of Houdehold

I would appreciate, from those more experienced, the pros and cons of entering Census events in the marriage record. I have read through the archives and still have no clear conclusion. eg what if the husband/wife dies or is no longer living with the family. Kind regards Shirley NZ Legacy

[LegacyUG] Census Events-Marriage or Head of Houdehold

Hello, Shirley I'm not sure of any pros and cons. I think it is best to go with what suits you best. Personally, I think a census event belongs with the individual since, in many cases, the person of interest may be unmarried and away from home. Maybe a domestic servant or sailor on board ship

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event question

Google Earth easily gives you the Lat. Long. for any address,with no conversion needed. Search for the address in Google Earth. Click on the Pin Icon at upper left of the bar. A New Placemark box opens, showing Lat. Long. in the format: 55°56'54.05N and 3°11'53.23W Copy each string into the

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event question

The format used by Legacy seems non-standard. On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 4:48 AM, Mary Young m...@cmy.org.uk wrote: Google Earth easily gives you the Lat. Long. for any address,with no conversion needed. Search for the address in Google Earth. Click on the Pin Icon at upper left of the bar.

RE: [LegacyUG] Census event question

, August 14, 2013 6:57 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Census event question You can get coordinates for any specific address from Google maps. Each one must be entered individually into Legacy, there is not a plug-in that will do it, in case that is what you meant

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event question

Legacy uses a standard, but the reality is that all the better online mapping systems (Including Google ) all use the Decimal system, I wish Legacy would change. Jay On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 7:36 AM, Brian/Support br...@legacyfamilytree.comwrote: Legacy uses degree, minute, seconds for

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event question

Interesting that you say Google Mapping uses Decimal degrees but I am on Google earth right now and it is using dms for my location display. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -- On 15/08/2013 12:41 PM, Jay 1FamilyTree wrote:

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event question

From https://support.*google*.com/*maps*/answer/2533464?hl=en *Google Maps* coordinates are expressed in *decimal* degrees to comply with the most common Geographic Information Systems. When using *Google Maps* you.. On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Brian/Support

RE: [LegacyUG] Census event question

Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census event question Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:37:18 -0400 Interesting that you say Google Mapping uses Decimal degrees but I am on Google earth right now and it is using dms for my location display. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br

RE: [LegacyUG] Census event question

Earth and it is reporting in degrees, minutes, seconds -Original Message- From: Brian/Support [mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:37 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census event question Interesting that you say Google

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event question

...@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census event question Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:37:18 -0400 Interesting that you say Google Mapping uses Decimal degrees but I am on Google earth right now and it is using dms for my location display. Brian Customer Support

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event question

CE: I don't have any idea what variable to use for the Event Address. a) For example, a Legacy sentence structure might use something like [HeShe] resided at [Desc] [onDate] [inPlace] [Notes] Question: What variable do I use (instead of [Desc]) so that Legacy will always use the Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event question

Many of us prefer the old standard -- if only because we understand it. Don't change until we're all dead...or until none of us care anymore. Cheryl Jay 1FamilyTree wrote: Legacy uses a standard, but the reality is that all the better online mapping systems (Including Google ) all use the

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event question

Did you try [Address] ?? Go to View Master Event Definitions pick any one, Click HELP shows right there all your options. On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 2:18 PM, David davenm...@gmail.com wrote: CE: I don't have any idea what variable to use for the Event Address. a) For example, a Legacy

RE: [LegacyUG] Census event question

They variables are not in alphabetical order. [Address] is 5th up from the bottom in the list of Replaceable fields. CE From: 1familytree@gmail.com Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 15:05:50 -0700 Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census event question To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Did you try [Address

Re: [LegacyUG] Census event question

Found it. Thanks David davenm...@gmail.com On Aug 15, 2013, at 4:20 PM, CE WOOD wood...@msn.com wrote: They variables are not in alphabetical order. [Address] is 5th up from the bottom in the list of Replaceable fields. CE Legacy User Group guidelines:

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