Individual Census Report

Individual Census History

This is an easy report to create, but it's one I don't use very often. When constructing a report, determine the type of report, the subject, the information to be printed, and the easiest way to present that information.

This report refers to only one person, so the subject should be the Current Focus Person and the type of report could be either Individual Detail or Individual Narrative.
The information to be printed should be all the census events associated with the individual. Birth and death events should be included to make sure all relevant censuses have been found.
Sources should be added as Endnotes if you intend to make a hard copy of the report.
Sentence structures control appearance and information in the Individual Narrative report.
Appearance is automatic with the Individual Detail report. Memos must be included as sentences with their content are not used in this report.
I print the report to screen, as I consider it a "quick and dirty" report. Don't forget that you can always print these reports from the screen.

The Individual Narrative Report: What I Get

Report Definition Screen

Options Screen: Tags

This report is fine if all I want is a quick check of census research status, age consistency, and residence patterns. If this report shows problems, additional evidence would need to be evaluated with the census data.

The Individual Detail Report: What I Get

Report Definition Screen

Options Screen: Memos

The Individual Detail report is more formal and may lend itself more to in-depth analysis. I use that presentation-type for a family census history, though. Regardless of which report option you choose, if the evidence conflicts, the more formal chart format presented below would lend itself better to both the analysis and its presentation.,

What I Want

This chart can be made by hand in a spreadsheet. Data entry is easier if you work from the Individual Detail Report. Include additional evidence as it becomes available. The spreadsheet can be linked to the individual as an OLE Exhibit.

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