I suspect every person has their own "standard" way of entering the data. I try to always transcribe the whole entry for the household into the source, unless it is a very large household or institution. Sometimes it can be useful in the future to be able to refer back to a lodger, boarder etc as they might turn out to be related. For my main line of the family I attach the image of the census page. I usually make up a series of separate events as Census (with a note of the age), Residence (with a note of whether Head, Wife etc), Occupation, Education (if they are a scholar), Marital Status (I have non-standard events for Married, Widow or Single). I use the exact census date and record the full address in "Place". I have asked in the past whether there could be an option to use the short form of the address in reports and GEDCOM. It was suggested that the full address should go in the Address box but the address is different in each census and I find it useful to be able to see the full address. One thing that you have to watch is what you put in Description rather than Notes. If I have significantly different versions of the date of birth, marriage or death then I add an Alt. Death entry and I would add the age at death in the Description field. Then if some extra evidence showed that the alternative one was more likely to be true then I would I use Options, Swap to exchange the entries. The Description field is not swapped when you do that so I have to remember to put it in Notes. But I would not worry too much about standards because there are not any, just find a personal "standard" that suits you and that should be OK provided you record all the information and source it. Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of June Sent: 27 September 2007 03:16 To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Standard Practice for Census Reports etc I apologise in advance if my queries seem basic. I am trying to work out what I want my reports to look like and what I want to include. There is a lot I don't understand and a I have worked out. I do though find it interesting to hear how other people enter their data so I can change if another method sounds better. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
