RE: [LegacyUG] Census Records (was Australian Electoral Rolls)
Brian, This subject has been debated many times, and I suggest that you are incorrect to describe yourself as a purist. For me, a census is only a Source - pure and simple! No problem with those who are visiting, the English census records this, and so do I in the Residence Event notes. My view as to the treatment of census data is just as valid as yours. --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ GOONS #5307 Brian L. Lightfoot br...@the-lightfoots.com wrote: Maybe I'm a purist at heart but I don't use a census to establish residency, thus I stay away from entering a Residence Event. I can't remember exactly how the UK or other countries handle their census but in the US it has been a matter of where you slept on the night of April / June 1st, etc. Thus if your family was off visiting the grandparents two hundred miles away and slept there on the designated day of census, you could inadvertently being showing them as a resident there. I merely call the event Census, or US Census, or Michigan State Census. Granted, the census and the actual residence were usually one and the same but I continue to find more and more exceptions to this rule. Maybe my family was weird or something. I suppose a solution to avoiding misrepresenting such visitations as residency would be to put a note on the Residence Event. But why create such a misleading event in the first place. Just call it what it was - just a Census Event. Brian in CA -Original Message- From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 4:48 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Australian Electoral Rolls Lavern, I use censuses as a source for Residence Events, so I have a Residence Event, Description: England Census, Date, and Location. In your case I would do the same, just replacing English Census with Electoral Roll (or Voter Registration) . --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ GOONS #5307 Lavern Hall lavernh...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I am hoping that someone can advice me how to enter information on Legacy that I've found on the Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980. The information this database provides is name, sex, year, state, district and subdistrict. So I'm thinking of the resource as proof of residence, so I'd create a Residence Event as if I were using a City Directory (USA). Maybe creating an event named Voter Registration is more accurate. Advice? Thanks, Lavern Hall 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
Re: [LegacyUG] census records
He puts the transcription in the source AND in the event notes. michele From: Donna Newell Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 5:20 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] census records I participated in Geoff’s webinar on Census Records, but I don’t remember him saying if he also put the information in the notes just like the source. Does anyone remember? It seems like a lot to put in the resource or general notes section, but then how else do you visually see what was researched at a quick glance without going to the sources. Donna in Oklahoma No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3894 - Release Date: 09/13/11 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 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
RE: [LegacyUG] Census Records
Hi Donna, In the webinar I mentioned that I add the transcription to BOTH the source detail AND to the event notes. I do this now because I don’t know in the future how I will want to manipulate, share, or view the data. With the transcription in the event notes, everything will appear in the Chronology View. Hope that helps some, Geoff From: Donna Newell [mailto:djnewel...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 4:10 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Census Records I participated in Geoff’s webinar on Census Records, but I don’t remember him saying if he also put the information in the notes just like the source. Does anyone remember? It seems like a lot to put in the resource or general notes section, but then how else do you visually see what was researched at a quick glance without going to the sources. Donna in Oklahoma 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 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
