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 somewhere.
I add a census event to each family member listed in the household, this usually excludes servants, boarders and visitors. If the person in my tree is boarding or visiting someone not in my tree, then they get an event all to themselves. I use the description for age, marital status and occupation, the date for the census date and the place for the residence address. Notes follow on from the description and usually contain other relevant information. A typical sentence might read: On 2 Apr 1911 George appeared on the census at 21 High Street, Writtle, Essex as a 25-year-old unmarried farm labourer who was boarding in the home of Fred Smith, also a farm labourer. I save the event on the event clipboard and usually only have to modify the description (sometimes the notes) for each family member. I don't list everyone in the household by name for each event. For the mother, I do occasionally add the number of children in the notes; particularly when this is the first census after the marriage. This works for me. Your mileage may vary. 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
