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This template is used to create citations for Old Parish Registers at ScotlandsPeople.
- Fearn Parish; Registrar General (1819). Old Parish Register. ScotlandsPeople. 1. National Records of Scotland.
It is called by {{ScotlandsPeople OPR}} and can also be used on article pages. One page should be created in the Source: namespace for each volume in each parish using {{ScotlandsPeople OPR}}. The call to {{ScotlandsPeople church full}}, with the appropriate parameter, will be supplied at the bottom of the Source page.
This template queries both {{Parish number}} and {{OPR switch values}} in order to populate the required parameters.
Usage
Within the body of the article:
{{sfn|OPR/parish_number/ref_volume|p=[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/image-viewer/saved-image/xx?headers=0 xx]}}
Then add to the 'Sources' section of a page:
* {{ScotlandsPeople church full|parish_number|ref_volume}}
Alternatively, enter the the full citation, including the page number from the url, in the body of the article. The pervious method is preferred.
<ref>{{ScotlandsPeople church full|parish_number|ref_volume|pages=pages|url=url page}}</ref>
Example
The birth of Joanna Stronach, daughter of David Stronach and Kathrine Ross, on 23 June 1771, appears in search results with 'Parish number' 64 and 'Ref' 10 / 28. This means it was recorded in Fearn Parish, 1st volume, page 28. To cite this record, add {{ScotlandsPeople church full|64|10}} to the 'Sources' section of a page and use {{sfn|OPR/64/10|p=28}} in the body of the article.
The citation will appear as:
- Fearn Parish; Registrar General (1819). Old Parish Register. ScotlandsPeople. National Records of Scotland.
ScotlandsPeople Old Parish Register full source citation template.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parish number | 1 | Parish number from 'ref' column of ScotlandsPeople results, from ScotlandsPeople original image page, or from 'Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland'. | String | required |
| Ref volume | 2 | First value from the 'Ref' column of the ScotlandsPeople search results. Do not include the value that follows the forward slash. This is also the value that appears directly after the parish number at the top of a PDF downloaded from ScotlandsPeople. | Number | required |
| Page | page | Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.' | String | optional |
| Pages | pages | Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.' | String | optional |