John, How do you know it's the same family?
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Louise <louiseboo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I never thought of double checking for date discrepancies, but will now. > I think this would be an excellent opportunity to enter the second date > using the "alternate" heading, as it would show immediately that there is > more than one enumeration for that family for that census. > > On 10 March 2012 14:57, John S. Adams <oldbr...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> I use the date of enumeration for the reasons stated by others (records >> date of residence, individuals or families listed twice). I have even >> found one family listed in the 1880 census on June 2nd and the page was >> marked with a stamp, "First enumeration rejected." Later I found the same >> family on another page dated November 9th with a different surname >> spelling, at a different address, and with different family members. I >> think the actual date of the enumeration is essential. The official date >> is easily available and could be entered in the Master Source "Comments" >> block. >> >> John S. Adams >> Ventura, CA >> >> >> > From: ancestor...@gmail.com >> > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] census event >> > Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:09:29 -0500 >> >> > >> > That is what I have always done too but in the last webinar that Geoff >> did (the new census tool), he put the official date in as the date for the >> census event. >> > >> > Michele >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Mary Moyer [mailto:mgmo...@juno.com] >> > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 12:31 PM >> > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] census event >> > >> > Michele >> > >> > I use the actual date the census was taken because I found many >> families were enumerated twice and it helps me track them. >> > >> > Mary >> > >> > >> > From: "Michele Lewis" <ancestor...@gmail.com> >> > >> > When you add a census event, do you use the official census day as your >> date or do you use the actual date written on the census page? >> > >> > Michele >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and >> on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> > > > > -- > Louise Booth > > Puppet Booth Productions > Hassle free entertainment for children and families > www.puppetbooth.homestead.com > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
