For what it's worth, I put in the relationship to head in the description (eg son, mother-in-law, grand-daughter), and modify the event sentence in a similar way to Jan's suggestion. That way, there is useful information in the description field.
Whether it the British census or some other census, can be seen from the address or possibly even the date. I also tend to put the month of the census. Since it makes it less likely that the chronological order of census and any wedding/births can get muddled. For the head and any spouse, I put the as a family event, rather than individual. It's all a matter of personal taste. The most importent thing in my opinion is that you're consistant across your own database. Hope that helps Chris in the UK. --- John Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you Jan I try your method > Regards > John > Manchester > England > ----- Original Message ----- > Subject: Re: EVENTS Description > > > > You can leave description blank if you like, and > put 1881 in the date as > > Lewis suggested - but I use description to record > the country of the > > Census. > > eg > > EVENT = Census > > DESCRIPTION = British > > DATE = 1881 > > PLACE = the address as identified in the Census > > > > I modified the Event Sentence (if all fields are > filled) to read [HeShe] > > appeared on the [Desc] census [onDate] > [inPlace].[Sources] [Notes] The > > sentence definitions for other combinations such > as if [Desc] is missing > > have been modified accordingly. > > > > Cheers > > Jan Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
