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 each parish.
 * Bedfordshire Part 2 img 5.png

Multiple Entries
Sometimes the parish is listed multiple times in the table (see below). 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.
 * Bedfordshire Part 2 img 6.png

To find which listed church is the Church of England:
 * Usually, the churches that begin with "St" are for the Church of England.
 * Look on the parish's wiki page underneath the "Parish History." After the parish name, in parentheses, will be the name of the chapel. (See below).
 * Bedfordshire Part 2 img 7.png

For example: The parish of Ampthill has three entries in the table (shown above). On the parish wiki page, the parish of St. Andrew is in in the Parish History. Therefore, the years for the Dedication of St Andrew will be the ones added to the table.