FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject England Parish Tables: Buckinghamshire Part 1

Project Leader
Becca Curtis

Purpose
To fix the outdated tables on each parish page in Buckinghamshire, England. These tables contain many broken links, are missing important databases, or list databases that are not very useful in finding vital records in England. The first part of this project with be deleting the old table and pasting the new code.

Task List
Task List

If One Table
If the parish page has one table underneath the "Church records" heading:

1. Go to the parish page (links are on the Task List) and find the "Church records" heading. Click "Edit source" next to the heading.
 * The top of this section has a line beneath the ====Church records==== heading that says:
 * parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
 * The end of this section has a heading:
 * ===== Non-Conformist Churches =====

2. Delete the code between this line and heading.
 * Example of what the code will look like:


 * Buckinghamshire Part 1 img 1.png

3. Paste the following code into the empty space.

To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. 4. Add the actual parish name where it says PARISH NAME Online Parish Records (located near the beginning of the newly-inserted code). Do not put the parish in all caps. (For example: Addington not ADDINGTON)
 * Buckinghamshire Part 1 img 2.png


 * Example:
 * Buckinghamshire Part 1 img 7.png

5. Add the actual parish name where it says: parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years: (located underneath the Church records heading). Delete the curly brackets and do not put the parish in all caps. (For example: Addington not ADDINGTON)
 * Buckinghamshire Part 1 img 5.png


 * Example:
 * Buckinghamshire Part 1 img 6.png

6. Put "Adding more complete table" in the Summary box and then click "Save page."

If No Table
If there is no table underneath the "Church records" heading:

1. Go to the parish page (links are on the Task List) and find the "Church records" heading. Click "Edit source" next to the heading.
 * The top of this section has a line that says:
 * ====Church records====
 * The end of this section has a heading:
 * ===== Non-Conformist Churches =====

2. If there is any code between these two headings, delete it.
 * Example of what code might look like: parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

3. Paste the following code on the line directly beneath ====Church records====

PARISH NAME parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

4. Add the actual parish name where it says PARISH NAME. This appears twice near the top of the newly inserted code. Do not put the parish name in all caps. (For example: Addington not ADDINGTON)
 * Buckinghamshire Part 1 img 8.png

Example:
 * Buckinghamshire Part 1 img 9.png

5. Put "Adding church records table" in the Summary box and then click "Save page."

Finished Examples
See these wiki pages for a final example of what the table will look like:
 * Addington
 * Adstock