User:Beccac1229/Sandbox3

Project Leader
Becca Curtis

Purpose
To change the years for the National Burial Index on every parish table in Bedfordshire.

Task List
Task List

Step 1
Go to the parish pages (links are on the Task List) and find the "Church records" heading. Click "Edit source" next to the heading.
 * We will be adding the correct years for the National Burial Index (found on FindMyPast).
 * The National Burial Index (NBI) code that we will be changing looks like:

|- | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | NBI | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | 1538-1939 | bgcolor="#ccffff" | |-


 * It is found in this part of the code:



Step 2
1. Go to www.findmypast.com/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-kingdom-records/life-events-bmds/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales-parish-list.
 * This page lists the year range for burials that the National Burial Index has for each parish.

2. Scroll down to the parish you are currently working on. 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
Sometimes the parish is listed multiple times in the table. This means that there are multiple churches or congregations in the parish (including the Church of England, Quakers, Methodists, Baptists, etc.). The type of congregation can be found in the "Dedication" column. We are only adding the Church of England entries.
 * For example:
 * The parish of Ampthill has the Methodist, Quakers, and St Andrew chapels in their parish.
 * Bedfordshire Part 2 img 6.png
 * The Methodists and Quakers are not the Church of England, so ignore them. St Andrew is most likely a Church of England chapel but to make sure see "To Find the Right Chapel" below.

To Find the Right Chapel

To find which listed chapel (found in the "Dedication" column) is the Church of England look on the parish's wiki page underneath the "Parish History." After the parish name will be the name of the chapel in parentheses.
 * For example:
 * On the parish of Ampthill wiki page, St Andrew is found in right after AMPTHILL under the Parish History heading. Therefore, St Andrew is the Church of England chapel and these years (1602 - 1852) will be added to the table.
 * Bedfordshire Part 2 img 7.png
 * Tip: usually the churches that begin with "St" are for the Church of England.