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→Writing your own defintions
Before using the census addons you need to define which of your sources are census sources.
To do this you need to edit each source and add an entry in the Data tab. The entry must have a key of "Census" and a value which is a code that identifies the census. After typing the value code you must press "Enter" before clicking "OK", or the value will not be saved.
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=== Supported values are:definitions ==={| {{Prettytable}}A number of supported [[Census Definitions|-definitions]] are included with the download.! Code !! Description|-| A full list of codes is available. UK1841 || 1841 England and Wales See: [[CensusDefinitions]] === Writing your own defintions ===|-| UK1851 || 1851 England and Wales CensusIf a census you require is not in the list of supported definitions then you can write your own.|-| Census defintions are stored in a XML files. UK1861 || 1861 England and Wales These are located in the Census|-| directory beneath your plugins directory. The file called census.xml, provided in the download, contains some common definitions. UK1871 || 1871 England Additional files called custom.xml and Wales Censustest.xml will also be searched.|-| Definition files consist of an XML declaration followed by a censuses element. UK1881 || 1881 England and Wales Census|-| UK1891 || 1891 England and Wales Census|<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>| UK1901 || 1901 England and Wales Census<censuses> |The censuses element contains a number of census elements, each representing a census definition. The census start-tag contains 3 attributes:| UK1911 || 1911 England and Wales Census|-* id : A unique code to identify the census definition.|}* title : A description of the census.{| {{Prettytable}}* date : The date of the census in a Gramps date format.|-! Code !! Description (Key <census id='UK1841'title='Recensement1841 UK Census'date='6 Jun 1841')>|-| Each census element should contain a column element for each column in the census. - || 1774 French CensusColumn elements describe information that may be recorded for each person on the census.|-| FR1790 || 1790 French CensusA column element contains:|-| * An _attribute element. FR1793 || 1793 (An II) French Census|-| This contains the key used to store column information in the Attributes of Event Reference objects within the Gramps database. FR1796 || 1796 (An V) French/Belgian Census|-Once defined this text must not be changed.| FR1801 || 1801 (* An X) French/Belgian Census|-| optional _longname element. FR1806 || 1806 French/Belgian CensusThis contains a fuller description of the column that is used in the tooltips in the editor and for the heading in the census report.|-| * A size element. - || 1817 French Census|-| This contains the size of the column in the census report. FR1820 || 1820/1821 French Census|-| It is a percentage of the page width. FR1826 || 1826 French CensusThe sum of all size elemnts in a definition should total 100.|-| FR1831 || 1831 French Census<column>|- <_attribute>At Home</_attribute>| FR1836 || 1836 French Census|-| FR1841 || 1841 French Census|-| FR1846 || 1846 French Census|-| FR1851 || 1851 French Census|-| FR1856 || 1856 French Census|-| FR1861 || 1861 French Census|-| FR1866 || 1866 French Census|-| FR1872 || 1872 French Census|-| FR1876 || 1876 French Census|-| FR1881 || 1881 French Census|-| FR1886 || 1886 French Census|-| FR1891 || 1891 French Census|-| FR1896 || 1896 French Census|-| FR1901 || 1901 French Census|-| FR1906 || 1906 French Census|-| FR1911 || 1911 French Census|-| FR1921 || 1921 French Census|-| FR1926 || 1926 French Census|-| FR1931 || 1931 French Census|-| FR1936 || 1936 French Census|-| FR || Local Census (not national)|-|}{| {{Prettytable}}|-! Code !! Description|- <_longname>Working at Home</_longname>| - || 1814 Belgian <size>7</French Census|-size>| - || 1829 Belgian</Nederland Censuscolumn>|-| Note: BE1846 || 1846 Belgian Census|-| BE1856 || 1856 Belgian Census|-| BE1866 || 1866 Belgian Census|-| BE1880 || 1880 Belgian Census|-| BE1890 || 1890 Belgian Census|-| BE1900 || 1900 Belgian Census|-| BE1910 || 1910 Belgian Census|-|}{| {{Prettytable}}|-! Code !! Description|-| US1790 || 1790 US Census|-| US1800 || 1800 US CensusThe underscore is important and indicates that the text should be translated by translators.|-| Each census element may optionally contain heading elements. US1810 || 1810 US CensusHeading elements describe information that is recorded once for each census.|-| US1820 || 1820 US Census|-| US1830 || 1830 US Census|-| US1840 || 1840 US Census|-| US1850 || 1850 US Census|-| US1860 || 1860 US Census|-| US1870 || 1870 US Census|-| US1880 || 1880 US Census|-| US1890 || 1890 US Census|-| US1900 || 1900 US Census|-| US1910 || 1910 US Census|-| US1920 || 1920 US Census|-| US1930 || 1930 US Census|-|}{| {{Prettytable}}|-! Code !! Description|-| CA1851EW-A || 1851 Canada East and West Censusheading element contains: Personal Census|-| * An _attribute element. CA1851EW-B || 1851 Canada East and West Census: Agricultural CensusThis contains the key used to store census information in the Attributes of Event objects within the Gramps database.|-| CA1861EW || 1861 Canada East and West Census<heading>|- <_attribute>City or Borough</_attribute>| CA1871 || 1871 Canadian Census|-</heading>| CA1881 || 1881 Canadian Census|Although you can add your definitions to the pre-defined entries in census.xml, you can create a separate file called custom.xml for this purpose.| CA1891 || 1891 Canadian Census|-| CA1901-1 || 1901 Canadian Census: Schedule 1|-| CA1901-2 || 1901 Canadian Census: Schedule 2=== Submitting your definitions ===|-| CA1906 || 1906 Canadian Census: ManitobaOnce you have written some custom definitions, Saskatchewan and Albertayou may wish to share them with the Gramps community.|-| CA1911 || 1911 Canadian A [[Census|-| CA1911-A1 || 1911 Canadian Census: Schedule A1|-| CA1916 || 1916 Canadian Census: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta|-|}Testing]] area is available for this purpose.
==Census Gramplet==
Data can also be edited using the usual Gramps editors.
==Example of using the Census Addon==
This is an example of how to get started with the Census Addon after it is installed as described above. The 1941 UK census is used as the example:
# Start or open a family tree in Gramps.
# Add a person (name and gender) if this is a new family tree.
# Go to the Source view.
# Add a source with a title like "Source for 1841 Census"
# Open that source and go to the "Data" tab.
# Click on the plus symbol to add a key and value.
# Fill in in the key column with "Census" and hit enter.
# Click on Value column and fill in "UK1841", hit enter.
# Click on OK.
# Reopen the Source to see if the key and value pair have been successfully stored in the "Data" tab (optional).
# Go to the People view and switch on the sidebar (View->sidebar).
# Add the "Census Gramplet" by rightclicking on the side bar and choosing "Add Gramplet->Census Gramplet".
# Select the person that you created (or an existing person that appears in that census) in the main window.
# In the Census Gramplet on the sidebar, click "New".
# The New Census" gramplet form should open and you can click on the arrow down bútton to the right of "Source". You should see the "Source for 1841 Census". Select this.
# Now you can enter all of the details from the census (e.g. Reference to the page and the address), and then add people in the normal Gramps way.
# Fill in the details from the census page against each person.
==Known Issues==
==Future Enhancements==
* Split the Source Reference Page/Volume field into its component parts. (e.g. Ref., Piece, Folio, Page)
* Add the current person when creating a new census.
* Improve data entry into the table cells. Automatically edit the next cell when "Enter" is pressed.
* Add check-boxes to automatically add the census source to selected Gramps records.
* Ensure that attributes are kept in the correct order in the Gramps editor.
* Remove the need to add Data tags to sources. Create a tool to define census sources and store them in the Gramps configuration file.
==External Links and ressourcesresources==
* [[Census|Census page on wiki]]
* [[File:CanadianCensus.gramps.gz|Census source definitions for available Canadian Censuses]]
* [[Events_manager#Census_Addon|Sample of use]]
* [http://www.chradams.co.uk/censusxml/howitworks.php Census XML project]
* [http://www.nappdata.org/napp/index.shtml North Atlantic Population Project]
