1861 Census record for HM Ships at sea

garethhowell · Post by **garethhowell** » 14 Jul 2023 16:10

Has anybody done one of these in Ancestral Sources?

I have an ancestor who was aboard HMS Simoom in the South China Seas on the date of the 1861 census. I Have their record from the Enumeration Book but am not sure how to record it.

Gareth

jbtapscott · Post by **jbtapscott** » 14 Jul 2023 16:58

Personally, I wouldn't over complicate things, and would treat the Address as the ship name with it's location in the Place field. That said, it really depends on how you use your data - just on reports or a website or.... as the Fact sentence obviously needs to "read" right!.

ChrisRead · Post by **ChrisRead** » 14 Jul 2023 17:13

I'm not sure if it is the same, but I have Ship Census templates for 1861-1891, as I had a relative that was on ship in Cardiff Bay in 1891, so I looked up the info on Ship census's and made them for AS. If similar to what you have, you could do a modified template if not the same as English one. I've attached to this post.

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* 1861 Census record for HM Ships at sea

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