Re: Will this work?

Mikkel Eide Eriksen wrote:
> Hi Bob, John,
> 
> Here's the script. I've attached it as it is rather small, hopefully it 
> won't clog up this high-traffic list too bad :-)
> 
> It was never meant for publication, so parts of it make assumptions.  
> I've tried to add some comments where I could remember that special 
> consideration was needed. One thing is it assumes that the entire file 
> that it's working on is one single census transcript.
> 
> The main part is line 80 and onwards.
> 
> If I remember correctly, the script works rather well at creating the 
> individuals themselves, but the created families need extra scrutiny. 
> For instance, it may add resident servants as children of the house 
> they're serving in. Or if a father & daughter live in the same house and 
> are both widowed, they may end up married.
> 
> Hopefully you can use it, and good luck with your respective projects!

You might want to take a look at this script as well:

  <http://www.mit.edu/~jik/software/geneal2gedcom.pl.txt>

As usual, I stumbled across it while looking for something else on Google.

Bob McConnell
N2SPP