How do other users of Legacy enter the information from Census returns?
On the whole, I like to do things the "proper" way, but at the same time
my research is largely just for my own interest and secondarily for
members of my family so I do what I feel comfortable with.
Most of my ancestors lived in England so the information I typically
glean from a Census is the address, names, ages and occupations of each
member of the household and their relationship to each other.
Currently, I use the Census event, putting the year and country into
description, the date of Census night into date and the town/village,
county and country into place. But after that, I have tried a few
variations and have yet to find a method I really like. Do put the
street address in the Notes or in the Event Address? Do I list all the
members of the household just in the entry for Head of Household or
repeat it for every person? (I don't favour the latter as it's makes
for boring reports.) Do I put a person's Occupation details in the
Notes, or make a separate Event entry?
I'd really value other users' opinions and preferences on this. Recently
I have been putting all the information about the household, the address
and his/her occupation in the Notes for the Head, then for each other
person putting "See Joe Bloggs 666. Her occupation was Laundress" or
"See Fanny Adams 123" in their notes, where Joe Bloggs or Fanny Adams is
the Head. I'm not convinced, though, that this is the best method.
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Jenny M Benson
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