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[[Category:Documentation]][[Category:Tutorials]]==Introduction== This guide explains how to use gramps GRAMPS to record all of the information that a 1881 UK Census return contains about a household. It demonstrates how to enter Repositories, Sources, People and Families. How to link them together to ensure that every piece of information is attributed back to its source. It also explains how to use the Clipboard and "drag and drop" to speed up data entry.
don't call it an introduction, just introduce / Is it GRAMPS or gramps? Changing to GRAMPS / does this work flow match the current GRAMPS
For genealogists with UK ancestors, the UK Census returns are a very important source of information. Census' have been conducted every 10 years in the UK since 1841 (details of all the UK Census dates and how to access the records can be found at [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/barry.ruck/FAQCENSUS.htm]). The census returns are available online at [http://www.ancestry.co.uk] for a subscription.
[[Image:Add media 1.png|thumbnail|Add media - Illustration 5]]
Now the image of the Census page that we are entering can be added to GrampsGRAMPS. You don't need to do this but it can help to keep track of the original documents. To add the image click the Media icon in the icon list on the left of the main window. Now click the Add icon in the icon bar at the top right. Locate the image on your disk drive and then click OK to add it to GrampsGRAMPS. '''NOTE: Gramps GRAMPS does not create a copy of the image, it only stores a link to the image. If you move or delete the image, Gramps GRAMPS will not be able to find it again. Once the image has been added you will be presented with the New Media dialog. You can fill in as much of the properties information as you see fit. At the very least you should fill in the Source information. Select the Sources tab and click on the "Add existing source" symbol (the one that looks like the pointing finger). You select the 1881 Census source and then fill in the Source Reference dialog with the information about this page of the Census. Illustration 4 shows the completed dialog. Click on OK when you have finished. Illustration 5 shows the completed Media dialog.
[[Image:Scratchpad 1.png|thumbnail|Clipboard - Illustration 6]]
You are going to need to enter this Source Reference information for every piece of the Census information that you add to GrampsGRAMPS. This can get rather repetitive after a few records. To save you retyping the information the Clipboard tool can be used to easily copy the Source Reference from one record to another.
To use the Clipboard tool you need to click on the Clipboard icon in the icon bar at the top of the main Gramps GRAMPS window. You now need to arrange your windows so that you can see both the Media
Properties Editor dialog (double click on the media record that you just created to reopen the editor dialog) and the Clipboard widow. Once you have the windows arranged you can drag the Source Reference from the list of Sources in the Media dialog onto the Clipboard window. Illustration 6 shows the drag and drop in progress.
==Conclusion==
Census records contain a great deal of information. Gramps GRAMPS provides all the flexibility required to capture the information and accurately record the correct sources for each element. It can be a time consuming exercise entering all the information. Maybe one day Gramps GRAMPS will be able to automate some of this process...
==Addendum==
Copyright of the original article: Richard Taylor, rjt-gramps at thegrindstone DOT me DOT uk.
The original article was licensed under Creative Commons License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/, and since 20070314 the author also licensed it under GFDL for use on this wiki.
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