That's a good idea - I hadn't thought of that. I haven't used the To Do list much at this point (can we say "newbie" even after one year?) I think I might combine this with Connie's suggestion about making a "NOT in census" event.
Thanks muchly, Melody On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Elizabeth Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Melody, I don't think I'd make the negative event. Instead, it might be > better to make a To Do list to find where she was. Was she married? Did she > die young? Was she in another's household? But you might also make an entry > in the research notes that she is not found in her father's household in > that census year. > > Jenny, the US pre-1850 census records list only head of household, then > there is a number in a column, by (usually) 5-year age group, for the others > in the household. It is, therefore, possible to know if a 23 year old > daughter (or son) was not included in the household. > > Elizabeth > researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson > > ----- Original Message ----- From: Melody B > To: Legacy User Group > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 4:07 AM > Subject: [LegacyUG] A "NOT Residence" event? > > > In going thru some sources/citations, I realized that some census > information actually confirms that a certain person is NOT living at a > certain place. For instance, A had a daughter whose age makes it evident on > a particular census that she no longer lived at home (on pre-1850 census). > > What sort of Event Type would you come up with for this? I would like to > keep track of this because it helps keep things straight in my head with all > these unnamed - only numbered - offspring. > > Right now I have a "NOT Residence" event. I called it that because census > info so often turns into a Residence event. My sentence renders out similar > to "She was not living with her parents in such-and-such-a-place in > such-and-such-a-year." I put a note in the citation for this event to make > it more clear that this does not mean that she did not live in > such-and-such-a-place at that time, only that she didn't live with her > parents. (though perhaps I should put that in the notes for the actual > event) > > > > > > 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 > > > > -- Take care, Melody If not now, when? 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
