FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Parish Pages with Multiple Tables Bedfordshire

Project Leader
Virginia Pratt

Purpose
Update England parish pages with multiple tables:
 * Check Breadcrumbs
 * Add "Find neighboring parishes" section
 * Place final update of parish tables on all England Parish pages.

Task List
England Parish Multiple Table Task List

Step 1: Update Breadcrumb Template (if needed)
 Open the Task List and place your name next to the parish you want to edit. Click on the link and go to the parish page. Click on the Edit Source button at the top of the page. Check the breadcrumb. If it looks like this image, go to Step 2 If it looks this image Update the breadcrumb with this template

Change TITLE OF ARTICLE by copy and pasting the current title into the template before the pipe. Change PARISH NAME to the name of the parish only. Type Project: update breadcrumb template in the summary box. Save the page and move on to the next step. 

Step 2: Update Resources and Church Records
 We will be making the following changes to the page: Click on the Edit Source button next to Resources</li> Copy and paste the following code directly below the heading:</li>

Find Neighboring Parishes
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
 * Type the name of the parish in the search bar
 * Click on the location pin on the map
 * Choose Options from the pop up box
 * Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes

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New Subheadings and Chapelry Lists
 Scroll passed the Civil Registration section to the ===Church Records=== heading. Delete the Church Records heading. Important: Check how many chapelries are on the old colorful table. Parish no chapelry Add the following:

Church Records
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.

Church of England
Chapelry is a church or churches built in a large ecclesiastical parish to help the members attend worship services closer to their homes. Two or more chapelries Add the following:
 * Note: Names and dates of chapelries will be found in old colorful table.

Church Records
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.

Church of England
Chapelry is a church or churches built in a large ecclesiastical parish to help the members attend worship services closer to their homes.

Chapelries of PARISH NAME
Once names and dates are in the new chapelry list/table above, delete the old table, stopping under =====Non-Conformist Churches===== heading. Leave any dates under the Non-Conformists Records section that look like this:


 * Non-Conformist Records


 * 1810-1987 Wiltshire, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1810-1987 at Ancestry ($); index and images (dates may vary by parish)
 * Make sure to leave the information and only update the header.

Delete any Non-Conformist Tables. All information in and under the Non-Conformists Tables are outdated.


 * Non-Conformist Churches

Aldridge Wesleyan Methodist Chapel parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years

Deposited parish registers at Walsall Local History Centre.

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New Parish Table
 Copy and paste the following code under the new chapelry list.</li>

Online Parish Records Table

Due to the increasing access of online records: Hover over the collection's title for more information Other Websites These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
 * Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
 * Dates in the following table are approximate
 * The Genealogist Parish Registers - Bedfordshire ($)
 * Steven Gibbs - Bedfordshire ($)
 * UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
 * Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records

Non-Conformist Churches (All other Religions)
Change PARISH NAME to the name of the parish that you are editing Click Show Preview to make sure that everything was edited correctly. It should look like the following: <li>The updated Non-Conformists section should look like this:

Non-Conformists (All other Religions)
<li>Fix anything that looks incorrect <li>Type Project: update main parish page in the summary box. <li>Save the page. <li>Return to task list. Place the date you completed the page and move onto the next parish.</li> </ol>
 * 1810-1987 Wiltshire, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1810-1987 at Ancestry ($); index and images (dates may vary by parish)