I would use the date of the birth, as that is what the event is, not the registration of the birth. Some registrations may not be done for days, weeks or even months.
Even in modern times, when there is no birth certificate and one applies for a Delayed one, it may be 30-70 years later. Think about all of those delayed birth certificates that were obtain just so one could get their Social Security number, back in 1930's Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == -----Original Message----- From: lio . [mailto:likeitouts...@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 9:29 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Dates Re-doing my database, has shown me many areas that I may have done improperly the first time. If if a birth occurred December 1, but was registered December 3, which date do you use when recording occupations, residences, and other side information found on the document? Most likely people did not change jobs, or move in those few days between, but i'm sure some did. I used to use the event date, i.e. December 1, but now I wonder if I should have used the registration date of December 3. Sorry, I know this is not really a legacy question, except that I want to input the information properly into my legacy file. Leo Sent from my iPhone 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
