Family Group Record Format - Revision history

Goodell at 02:10, 3 February 2013

2013-02-03T02:10:28Z

2013-02-03T02:08:50Z

Lineage List

2012-01-01T14:31:37Z

2010-03-31T13:35:08Z

Change back - page inclusion was causing rename bot to fail

2010-03-31T12:34:09Z

2009-05-20T12:59:58Z

Children

2009-05-20T12:17:02Z

Census Data

2009-05-20T12:16:03Z

Census Data

2009-05-20T12:15:32Z

Census Data

2009-05-20T12:02:54Z

Locations

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−	Members of the [[Whitney Research Group]] are compiling Family Group Record pages for each Whitney head of household who ~~have~~ ever lived. We know that this is an ambitious goal, but we feel that it is important to document each family to better understand all of the families that have existed. For consistency, these pages should follow the format guidelines outlined below.	+	Members of the [[Whitney Research Group]] are compiling Family Group Record pages for each Whitney head of household who has ever lived. We know that this is an ambitious goal, but we feel that it is important to document each family to better understand all of the families that have existed. For consistency, these pages should follow the format guidelines outlined below.

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 ===Lineage List===
-* If the subject's Whitney lineage is known, it should be listed following the subjects name, with each male ancestor's first and middle name, but not surname, listed, but each female ancestor's full name listed.
+* If the subject's Whitney lineage is known, it should be listed following the subject's name, with each male ancestor's first and middle name, but not surname, listed, but each female ancestor's full name listed.
 * Each person in the lineage list should be linked, if the pages exist.
 * Each person in the lineage list should have a superscript, if appropriate.

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 ==Example==
 <div class="boilerplate metadata" style="{{divstylered}}">
-{{Family:Whitney, Judah (1761-a1805)}}
+{{Family:Whitney, Judah (1761-a1810)}}
 </div>

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 ==Example==
 <div class="boilerplate metadata" style="{{divstylered}}">
-Family:Whitney, Judah (1761-a1805)
+{{Family:Whitney, Judah (1761-a1805)}}
 </div>

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 ==Example==
 <div class="boilerplate metadata" style="{{divstylered}}">
-{{Family:Whitney, Judah (1761-a1805)}}
+Family:Whitney, Judah (1761-a1805)
 </div>

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 * Use lower-case roman numerals to indicate the order if known.
 * If order is uncertain or unknown, or if the list is or may be incomplete, say that at the beginning of the list.
 ===Census Data===

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 * Data for censuses before 1850 should indicate the number of males and females in each age range.
 * Link to appropriate census extract on this website.
 ===References===

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 * For each year the family might appear in the census include a line.
 * Census data format:  * Year, Town_name, County_name Co., State_abbreviation:  Name, Data.
-* Record the name exactly as it appears in the census record, surrounded by <nowiki><p class="Plaintext"></p></nowiki>
+* Record the name exactly as it appears in the census record.
-* Data for censuses 1850 and later should be exactly as it appears on the record.
+* Data for censuses 1850 and later should be exactly as it appears on the record, surrounded by <nowiki><p class="Plaintext"></p></nowiki>
 * Data for censuses before 1850 should indicate the number of males and females in each age range.
 * Link to appropriate census extract on this website.

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	* Refrain from using "at" or "in" unless absolutely necessary. Say, for example, "died 12 Jan 1892, Johnstown, PA," not "in Johnstown" or "at Johnstown."		* Refrain from using "at" or "in" unless absolutely necessary. Say, for example, "died 12 Jan 1892, Johnstown, PA," not "in Johnstown" or "at Johnstown."
		+	* Locations should generally be listed with "County" abbreviated as "Co." and states listed under their two letter state abbreviation.

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