Sorry Ron, But to my way of thinking that is NOT a witness. A witness is someone who has witnessed an event, such as a marriage, death, birth, etc. Now if you have proof that all those people were at home when the census taker was there all well and good, but if not then they were not witness. You are carping about wanting to change a well established word to fit something that is actually an event that can be linked to multiply persons which Legacy already does.
Just my $0.02 worth this AM, Charlie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Bernier Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 5:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] witnesses In this case the term witness doesn't mean that they were actually present when the census was taken. They were participants in the census in that they were listed as part of the household. As a "witness", you would link them to the census event with their appropriate role. -- Ron Bernier --On Friday, August 26, 2005 4:29 AM -0500 "Ruth A. (Sconza Testa) Nerud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just don't see how other members of a household listed in a census can > be called "witnesses". Some of those people probably weren't home at the > time the census taker was there i.e., at work or at school - so how can > they be called witnesses? > > Ruth Nerud > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 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
