I have just entered over 1200 census records in my database. I took the
approach of entering the full record only once as a master source.
An example short title:
1880 U.S. John Jones
(If I have more than one John Jones for that year, I add something such as a
birthyear or location to tell them apart.)
The long title starts out the same way, but then goes on with the full
citation, e.g. 123 Main St., Madison WI, ED 1, p.3, L2, dw15, fam15
Then for each individual on their individual record, I create an event
Census
1880
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Then I cite the master source, and in the detail I add anything of interest,
such as a relationship other than parent or child (I put it in parens for
the pre1880 censuses, age - if birthdate is an issue, name if it is other
than the given first name or an unusual spelling.
By putting the year first in the master source record, all the records for
that year are together and I can quickly find one if I need it later.
I have avoided starting other master sources with a number, so that all of
the census records are grouped together.
In the individual record, I can tell at a glance if I have all the possible
census records for that person, and where they lived that year.
It works for me. I don't find it necessary for my purposes to type out all
of the details from the census record. I have those on hard copy in the
rare instances that I need them.
Shirley
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