Re: [LegacyUG] Informant event definition?

2015-06-18 Thread Rob Miller
Jenny and Laurel: Thanks for the ideas! I like what you both have, and have gone with a combination. Rob On 8 June 2015 at 05:10, Jenny M Benson ge...@cedarbank.me.uk wrote: On 07/06/2015 23:43, Rob Miller wrote: Thanks Jenny! So you only record the date of the registration (not the date

Re: [LegacyUG] Informant event definition?

2015-06-08 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 07/06/2015 23:43, Rob Miller wrote: Thanks Jenny! So you only record the date of the registration (not the date of the event) correct? Correct. Because the event (or Event) in question is the Informing, which really has little to do with the occasion of what is being Informed about. Do

Re: [LegacyUG] Informant event definition?

2015-06-07 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 07/06/2015 12:32, Rob Miller wrote: Hello! I'm trying to create a definition for Informants (i.e. Betty was the informant on her son's civil registration.) Do Legacy users include the event date AND the registration date in the definition? I'm finding it very chewy. Presently I have:

[LegacyUG] Informant event definition?

2015-06-07 Thread Rob Miller
Hello! I'm trying to create a definition for Informants (i.e. Betty was the informant on her son's civil registration.) Do Legacy users include the event date AND the registration date in the definition? I'm finding it very chewy. Presently I have: [HeShe] was recorded as the informant [Desc]

[LegacyUG] Informant Event Definition?

2015-06-07 Thread gregandlaurel
Hi Rob, I think adding or not adding the date of the event in addition to the date of registration is a personal choice. I like to include both. My event sentence format is different than yours, but here is a Birth Informant event from my file: 1886 Feb 15 - Birth Informant - Annie registered the

Re: [LegacyUG] Informant event definition?

2015-06-07 Thread Rob Miller
Thanks Jenny! So you only record the date of the registration (not the date of the event) correct? Do you create the mirror image, and have an event (following your example) for yourself saying who was the informant on your record? Thanks, Rob On 7 June 2015 at 08:53, Jenny M Benson