I would add two, because it you were to find another occupation between the two dates later on, and you add that in as a new one, then it will just slot between them.
I've added loads for one of my grandfathers, many the same. The number of times I have typed "Sewing Machine Needle Straightner", and what an interesting job it sounded ! Jeremy > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jenny > M Benson > Sent: 06 March 2008 10:51 > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] One Event - 2 Dates > > In order to save repetition, I wanted to put some information in as an > Event, but with 2 dates - "31 March 1851 and 4 April 1853", but Legacy > didn't like this. > > In this case, I had the birth certificates of a man's 2 children, both > of which gave his occupation as "Labourer". There is no proof that he > was a Labourer from 1851 to 1853, so I wanted to indicate that he was > so > described on 2 occasions, rather than make 2 separate Event entries. > > I presume this is not possible? > > (Incidentally, this chap was first an Apprentice Carpenter, later a > Policeman, then a Labourer, then a Carter, then a Porter!) > -- > Jenny M Benson > > > > 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 > > > > > 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
