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== Parameters == | == Parameters == | ||
''' | '''&/And Jurisdiction Rule''' | ||
* Ampersands (&) are utilized when a jurisdiction has two parts to its name, such as <code>Crathie & Braemar</code>. The word 'and' is utilized when you are referring to two different jurisdictions, such as <code>Edinburgh and Leith</code>. Thus, the phrase <code>Crathie & Braemar and Edinburgh</code> refers to two jurisdictions, <code>Crathie & Braemar</code> and <code>Edinburgh</code>. | * Ampersands (&) are utilized when a jurisdiction has two parts to its name, such as <code>Crathie & Braemar</code>. The word 'and' is utilized when you are referring to two different jurisdictions, such as <code>Edinburgh and Leith</code>. Thus, the phrase <code>Crathie & Braemar and Edinburgh</code> refers to two jurisdictions, <code>Crathie & Braemar</code> and <code>Edinburgh</code>. | ||
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|Historic County | |Historic County | ||
|The 33 [[Scotland_Counties|Counties]] utilized until 1974. If a parish falls into | |The 33 [[Scotland_Counties|Counties]] utilized until 1974. If a parish falls into multiple counties, they can be listed in accordance with the and/& rule. | ||
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|Burgh | |Burgh | ||
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|Registration District | |Registration District | ||
| | |The registration district(s) that a parish was covered by upon their establishment in 1855. Many parishes with burghs were initially split into burgh and landward districts, but then quickly reverted to a singular district within a year or two; in this case, the single district is listed. If a parish was covered by multiple districts they can be listed in accordance with the and/& rule. | ||
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|PRbegin | |PRbegin | ||
| | |4-digit year that parish registers consistantly began according to [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/old-parish-registers/list-of-old-parish-registers NRS Coverage of the Old Parish Registers]. If no parish registers exist, the field should read <code>None extant</code>. | ||
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|KSbegin | |KSbegin | ||
| | |4-digit year that kirk session records consistantly began according to archival entries in [https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/welcome.aspx NRS Catalogue] reference CH2. If no kirk session records exist, the field should read <code>None extant</code>. | ||
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|Presbytery | |Presbytery | ||
| | |Presbytery as noted in the [https://stataccscot.edina.ac.uk/static/statacc/dist/home Second (New) Statistical Account of Scotland (1845)]. Any changes should be noted in the History section of each page. | ||
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|Synod | |Synod | ||
| | |Synod as noted in the [https://stataccscot.edina.ac.uk/static/statacc/dist/home Second (New) Statistical Account of Scotland (1845)]. Any changes should be noted in the History section of each page. | ||
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|Sheriff Court | |Sheriff Court | ||
| | |List of sheriff courts available for the Historic County(s) which the parish lies within. | ||
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|Commissary Court | |Commissary Court | ||
| | |Commissary court(s) for which records of inhabitants of that parish exist, largely according to Appendix 3 of ''Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry'' by Kathleen B. Cory ({{FSC|941 D27c|disp=941 D27c}}), as well as newer data via [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople]. | ||
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