FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject England/Probate Keys Migration
Welcome to the England Probate Keys Migration barn raising page for March 2009!
Decades ago, the Family History Library published 'probate keys' for each English county. They included a colored-coded map showing the courts and a corresponding table legend. We need to decide what content is still valuable and should be moved to the Research Wiki, and what content needs to be updated. Then we need to move and update as appropriate. Some tasks may best be accomplished by those who have access to the old probate keys, either as a paper copy or at the Family History Library.
(Return to the main England Barn Raising Tasks page.)
Volunteer for Tasks[edit | edit source]
Please volunteer to complete one or more tasks by adding your name to this list. Before you can add your name to the list below, you must register.. After you have registered:
- Log in to the Wiki
- While on this page, with the tasks listed, click the "Edit" option located in the page options box to the right. This will open the "Editing" window.
- The task you wish to work on, then input three tildes (~~~ ) in the 'sign up...' column (the third column) across from the task description (Do not type your name--the three tildes will automatically insert your username if you are logged in)
- Go down to the bottom of the editing page, and click 'Save Page', to save your changes.
- Make sure you share your thoughts on the project you working on on your User page. Also share your thoughts on others user pages
More than one person may sign up to work on a given task. That way, those that sign up for a task can also communicate with each other on what they are doing.
Tasks to do in the Barn Raising[edit | edit source]
The following tasks need to be accomplished during this barn raising in March 2009.
| Task Description | Notes | Sign up by inserting 3 tildes ( ~~~ ) |
% Done |
| Define scope of barn raising | Done | ||
| Define tasks | Bakerbh |
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| Put up barn raising page with process, perhaps with samples/examples? or guidelines? | |||
| Engage/manage content authors | Bakerbh | ||
| Simplify process & train authors to do it | Bakerbh | ||
| Add new tasks defined here | |||
| Add in the parish lists, with probate jurisdictions, created by FHL British Ref -- | Several volunteers at the FHL are assisting with this task |
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100% |
| Added the Getting Started section to every county |
Bakerbh |
Simple Tasks[edit | edit source]
| Task Description | Notes |
Sign up by inserting 3 tildes ( ~~~ ) |
% Done |
| Added link to every county page for general English probate information | Lenardwright | 100 | |
| Linked the counties in the County Probate Pages section below with each of the county Probate Records | Lenardwright | 95 | |
| Creating links between parishes jurisdictions lists where needed in each county | |||
| Consolidated three pages for the same court (Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury [or Sarum]) into one | Bakerbh | 100% | |
| Add introduction to Jurisdiction Tables in Counties where needed. | Leighut |
County Probate Pages[edit | edit source]
Sign up to work on a particular county's probate page.
| County | Task Description | Notes |
Sign up by inserting 3 tildes ( ~~~ ) |
% Done |
| Bedfordshire |
Modified jurisdictions table; Populating the probate records page with info |
ALL DONE |
100% 100% | |
| Berkshire | Populating the probate pages | ALL DONE | Bakerbh | 100% |
| Buckinghamshire | Populating the probate pages | Bakerbh | 100% | |
| Cambridgeshire | Populating the probate pages | Bakerbh | ||
| Cheshire |
Modified jurisdictions table Author needed to populate probate pages |
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100%
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| Cornwall | Added explainatory information for courts | Richardswd | 100% | |
| Cumberland | Added format and links to court pages. |
Anne | 100% | |
| Derbyshire | Populating the probate pages |
Bakerbh | 100% | |
| Devon |
Populating the court pages Changed most Devonshire links to Devon and the same for categories |
100% 100% | ||
| Dorset | Added Courts with explainatory information | Richardswd | 100% | |
| Durham | Created the page template and template for court having jurisdiction. |
Anne | 100% | |
| Essex | Pages content, links and reviewed parish listings & jurisdictions for accuracy | Dunnpb | 100% | |
| Gloucestershire |
Added text and links, including links to court pages; added intros and links to jurisdiction tables; populating the court probate pages |
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100%
100% 100% | |
| Hampshire |
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dunnpb
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| Herefordshire | Populate probate pages | Richardswd | ||
| Hertfordshire | Populate probate pages | Richardswd | ||
| Huntingdonshire |
Populating the probate pages Add information to court pages |
100% | ||
| Kent | Modified jurisdiction tables; populating the probate pages | Bakerbh | 90% | |
| Lancashire | To be worked on, shortly | Dunnpb | ||
| Leicestershire | Added jurisdiction notes for courts | Richardswd | 100% | |
| Lincolnshire |
Add information to probate records page. Add information to court pages. |
Anne |
100% | |
| London | Currently under construction | Dunnpb | 10% | |
| Middlesex | Pages content, links and reviewed parish listings & jurisdictions for accuracy | Dunnpb | 100% | |
| Norfolk | ||||
| Northamptonshire |
Modified jurisdiction tables; populated the probate pages |
Richardswd | 100% | |
| Northumberland | Added court links | Bruceewarner | ||
| Nottinghamshire | Populating the probate pages | Bakerbh | ||
| Oxfordshire |
Modified jurisdiction tables and added intros; Populating the probate pages |
Richardswd |
100%
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| Rutland | Anne |
100% | ||
| Shropshire | Adding probate courts and links | Bakerbh | 100% | |
| Somerset | Populating the probate pages Added the probate courts list and links |
100% 100% | ||
| Staffordshire | Modified jurisdiction tables | Dunnpb | ||
| Suffolk |
Add court names and links from the probate records page Add information to court pages |
Anne |
100% 50% | |
| Surrey | ||||
| Sussex |
Modified jurisdiction tables Added the courts list and links |
100% | ||
| Warwickshire |
Modified jurisdiction tables Populated court pages and content matter |
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100% 100% | |
| Westmorland |
Modified jurisdiction tables Add rest of content on main page and court pages. |
100% 100% | ||
| Wiltshire | Added court jurisdiction | Richardswd | 100% | |
| Worcestershire |
Modified jurisdiction tables Added the probate courts list and links |
100% 100% | ||
| Yorkshire |
Modified jurisdiction tables Populated court pages. Created page for the court in Craike. FHL has about 93 rolls of film but it's not listed in the jurisdictions tables. |
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100% |