User:Iluvhistory66/Sandbox/England Parish Part 4

Project Leader
Virginia Pratt

Purpose
To change the National Burial Index (NBI) dates in every new table on the talk page to correspond with each parish.

Website
National Burial Index for England & Wales parish list. Scroll down to the county.

Step 1

 * 1. Choose a county to work in and click on the corresponding Parish List.
 * Make sure the PARISH LIST is on the PART 4 – NBI part of the sheet, to ensure the information is being recorded for the right part of the project.
 * 2. Choose a parish page (links are on the Parish List for each county).


 * 2 Correct page of Parish List img.PNG


 * 3. Click on the Talk tab at the top left of the page.


 * 3 Main Parish Page.PNG


 * 4. We will be updating the dates of the NBI records which are currently available for each parish.
 * We will only be updating the NEW parish tables on the Talk page.
 * The code is found here. The NBI code we will be changing is:


 * NBI 1 img 6.png

Step 2

 * 1. Go to National Burial Index Parish List and scroll down to the county you are working on.  Pay no attention to the list on the left side of the screen.


 * 2. Find the parish you are currently working on in the table. The table lists the starting and ending years for burial records in each parish.


 * For example: the parish of Arlesey has burial records from 1559 to 1852.
 * Bedfordshire Part 2 img 5.png

If Parish in Table Multiple Times
The parish may be listed multiple times if there are multiple churches or congregations in the parish (such as Church of England, Quakers, Methodists, etc.). The type of congregation can be found in the "Dedication" column. Only add Church of England congregations.


 * For example: the parish of Ampthill has the Methodist, Quakers, and St. Andrew dedications in the parish.
 * Bedfordshire Part 2 img 6.png

To determine which dedications are Church of England, look for ones that begin with "St" or are called "All Saints" or "Holy Trinity". These are the Church of England chapels. Ignore the congregations of Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Quakers, Workhouse, Episcopal, Protestant Dissenters, and Asylum.


 * For example: for the parish of Amptill, ignore the Methodist and Quakers denominations and only add the years for St Andrew (1602-1852) to the table.
 * Bedfordshire Part 2 img 9.png

Step 3

 * 1. Go back to the code and change the years in the NBI to match what the table says.


 * For example: the NBI years for Arlesey is changed to 1559-1852
 * NBI 1 img 2.png

Step 4

 * 1. Put "Changing NBI years" in the Summary box and then click "Save page."

If Parish Not in Table
If the parish is not found in the NBI table, delete the NBI section from the church records table. There are 2 places in the table that need to be deleted:


 * Location 1: near the beginning of the code:
 * NBI 1 img 5.png


 * Location 2: near the end of the code:
 * NBI 1 img 6.png

NOTE: If you are unsure what to delete, put a note in the comments column of the spreadsheet and we will delete it for you.