.... more info please (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Thursday, June 20, 2013, 07:32 (4169 days ago) @ Jefff

Back to my initial query to your good self earlier in this thread - I always like to see and interprete the occupations on Census forms, I believe they are a key element of the Census findings hence our ancestors' lives. However your posted census listings (for want of a better word) rarely if ever seem to include occupations which in my opinion is a shame.

Although I'm sure you have your reasons please, if practical & possible, could you consider including this important information in your census listings in future ?. I'm sure this would be of great interest to all forum users particularly those whose queries you're answering, it can only enhance your already excellent Census posts especially after all your skillfull efforts finding them in the first place.

Jefff

The reasons are simple - it depends on where and when the response is put together - at one extreme I might be using a tablet on a train with an intermittent signal, in which case the response can often be short and to the point - perhaps updated later in the day
at the other extreme I might be in my office with all my research materials at hand and not under any time pressure, in which case I will give what I consider to be the relevant information to the query, sometimes that includes an occupation , sometimes an address, for example if it helps confirm that the James MEEK census data is the James Meek coal miner rather than James MEEK iron miner.

hope this helps
S

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