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The timeline grid is usually made by creating a table in a word processor, but can also be created in a spreadsheet. Templates are [http://usabledesignmatters.com/fh/timeline_grid_templates/index.html available here].<br> | The timeline grid is usually made by creating a table in a word processor, but can also be created in a spreadsheet. Templates are [http://usabledesignmatters.com/fh/timeline_grid_templates/index.html available here].<br> | ||
Because the timeline grid is based on the census, it’s most helpful for countries and time periods with regular census enumerations. It uses columns for vital information and each census, and rows for each family member. <br> | Because the timeline grid is based on the census, it’s most helpful for countries and time periods with regular census enumerations. It uses columns for vital information and each census, and rows for each family member. <br> | ||
== What Does It Look Like? == | == What Does It Look Like? == | ||
Below is a sample timeline grid in its simplest form. Key features: | Below is a sample timeline grid in its simplest form. Key features: | ||
*It centers on one nuclear family, that is, a father, mother, and their children. | *It centers on one nuclear family, that is, a father, mother, and their children. | ||
*The first column can be used for an identifying number, such as a FamilySearch Person ID (PID), as well as birth, marriage, and death information for the individual on each row<br> | *The first column can be used for an identifying number, such as a FamilySearch Person ID (PID), as well as birth, marriage, and death information for the individual on each row<br> | ||
*The headers for each census column contain the census name and year, the enumeration district, the county/shire, the image number, and the residence address, if available. | *The headers for each census column contain the census name and year, the enumeration district, the county/shire, the image number, and the residence address, if available. | ||
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| 1871 Census | | | ||
| 1881 Census | '''1871 Census''' | ||
| 1891 Census | |||
| 1901 Census | Cambridgeshire > Doddington > District 11 > image 24<br> | ||
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'''1881 Census''' | |||
Cambridgeshire > Doddington > District 11 > image 23<br>Beezlinger (?)<br> | |||
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'''1891 Census''' | |||
Cambridgeshire > Doddington > District 11 > image 18<br> | |||
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'''1901 Census''' | |||
Cambridgeshire > Doddington > District 8 > image 12<br>Beezlings Dr (?)<br> | |||
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| 1839<br> | |||
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| 1870<br> | |||
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== | == What About More Advanced Uses? == | ||
#Add hyperlinks to census records and vital records; you can also easily link to related timeline grids—for instance, between parents and children. | #Add hyperlinks to census records and vital records; you can also easily link to related timeline grids—for instance, between parents and children. | ||