FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New York/Tasks-Vital Records Intro

WikiProject New York Progress Chart  Tasks - Vital Records: Intro

Description:
To add substitute headings and their respective substitutes.

Instructions:
1. Add the following template under the Vital Records heading:



2. Add the following in italics (NOT BOLDED)under the respective headings: Listed under Birth:


 * Birth Substitutes

Listed under Marriage:


 * Marriage Substitutes

Listed under Death:


 * Death Substitutes

3. Put these references under the recently added sections above.


 * A. Under Birth Substitutes put in the following phrase. Be sure to change the listed county name in the phrase to the correct county name. There are 2 occurrences where the county name is mentioned:


 * :*See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in Essex County in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.


 * B. Under Marriage Substitutes


 * i. First check the state census chart on your county page to determine if there is a "Yes" for 1865 and 1875. If there is not a Yes for either year, you do not need to add this phrase. If there is is just one Yes, adjust the the date on the phrase to match the chart.


 * ii. Add the phrase:


 * :*1864-5, 1874-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for marriage information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.


 * C. Under Death Substitutes


 * i. Add the following phrase - changing the current county name in the phrase to the correct county name. There are 2 occurrences where the county name is mentioned:


 * :*See Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War in Essex County in the Civil War section of Military for death information.


 * ii. Add the following phrase - changing the listed county name in the phrase to the correct county name.:


 * :*1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.


 * iii. First check the state census chart on your county page to determine if there is a "Yes" for 1865 and 1875. If there is not a Yes for either year, you do not need to add this phrase. If there is is just one Yes, adjust the the date on the phrase to match the chart.:


 * :*1864-5, 1874-5 See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for death information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.

4. After Marriage Substitutes add the template

Example
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