It would probably seem as trivial detail for me when I consider that for most ancestors, if I can find out their occupations every ten years, then I think I'm doing well. Occasionally with directories etc, we can get down to yearly for awhile, but that is rarer information.
Graham On 12/01/2014 1:40 PM, robs_familytree . wrote: > Hi Sherry and Michele: > > Leo's question about dates has me thinking, and I'm curious about your > answers. > > For the example below: > > *Name: Bob Smith* > *Born: December 1, 2013 * > ** > *Father: John Smith* > *Occupation: Farmer > Residence: Toronto, Ontario > > Registered by John Smith / Father* > *Date Registered: December 10, 2013* > > I can see December 1 as the date of the event itself. But because the > event was not registered the same day as the birth, would it not be > truer to assume that the Occupation and Residence of the father was > probably "as of" December 10, the registration date? Or am I too > focused on minutia? > > Thanks very much, > > Rob Miller > Toronto, ON > 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
