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From: bob gillis <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Sources, totally confused with 5.04
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 17:14:28 -0500
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Nancy Fraser wrote from the far north:
>
> I prefer to have, for
> example, the 1901 census of Canada as one source and put the details in
> the cd.
>
That is the way I do it.

>
> Can someone please explain how to add (or use) the 1901 Canadian Census?
> I have no interest in the census as a person or roles at this time.
>

My 1901 Census type is Census, Federal Filmed

Here is an example of the output:

Captain Benjamin Edward Reinhard and Laura Grace Parks appeared in the
Census on 20 Apr 1901 at Parks Creek, Ritcey's Cove, Lunenburg County,
NS, and Grace Reinhardt, Jessie Reinhardt, Edwin Reinhardt, and William
Mortimer Reinhardt were in the household. He was Methodist and a
mariner; she and the children were Presbyterian. The house was wood,
one story and one family with 9 rooms on 1/2 acre.

My Citation is: 1901 Canada Census, District 37, Lunenburg County,
Sub-District E, Ritceys Cove, Page 14, Line 14, Dwelling 118, Family
118.
I feel the place information spells out the province.

I enter the actual date of enumeration. I have found enough times that
the information was not as of the Census Date, in this case 31 Mar 1901
but as of the actual enumeration date. I enter the place as shown in
the Census, in this case adding Parks' Creek.

Regarding roles in the Census. I do not use roles as I have found work
around. However I am rethinking this approach base on what beth wrote
on 16 Dec:

> I heartily disagree with this - listing a bunch of witnesses, regardless of
> how many there are, without showing how they are related to the principal(s)
> or each other works, but is of little value. But, decide for yourself -
> would you rather see a sentence read this way;
>
> Annie and Thomas appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Sherbrooke, Quebec,
> enumerated 30 April 1901, with Dorothy Smith, Cuthbert Smith, Ronald Smith,
> Alice Rogers, Alice Smith and John Jones.
>
> or this way;
>
> Annie and Thomas appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Sherbrooke, Quebec,
> enumerated 30 April 1901, with their children Dorothy, Cuthbert and Ronald,
> Thomas's mother Alice, his sister Alice and her husband John Jones.
>
> ? To get the second version, you must use roles. Here is the tag sentence;
>
> [PF] <|and [POF]> appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of <[DETAIL],
> ><[CITY]><, [COUNTY]><, [STATE]><, enumerated [D]>, with their children
> [RF:wParents], [P1FS] mother [RF:wSon], his sister [RF:wBrother] and her
> husband [R:wInlaw].
>
> Note that I do not use a one-size-fits-all global sentence - you can spend
> time doing that, but you really don't need to. My Cen1901 global sentence
> for the Principal is;
>
> [PF] <|and [POF]> appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of <[DETAIL],
> ><[CITY]><, [COUNTY]><, [STATE]><, enumerated [D]>
>
> I add the rest, as needed, in the Tag Entry screen. Though roles and their
> use may seem complicated and awkward at first, I encourage those who haven't
> tried it yet to do so - before you know it, you'll be comfortable with
> roles.>

The above example appears to me to be a reasonable and simple use of
roles in the census. If you are starting to set up your Census Tag/s
then incorporating roles now will save a lot of work if you decide to do
it later.

bob gillis

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