Headstone - Figheldean St Michael and All Angels

Description

Transcribe headstones from our sister ukindexer photographing project. Preserve these vital records for future generations.

View the headstone project page

Difficulty Level Notes

Images are photos taken outside of weathered gravestones etc. and as such the names are unstructured and may be difficult (or unreadable) in places.

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Overview

Difficulty Beginner
Credits Per Row 6
Images Per Batch 10
Added 19th Oct 2020 09:30
Last Edited 17th Feb 2021 17:48

Page Types

Overview Photo

Select if this photo has been taken to show an overview of the area. e.g. notice boards, signs, photos of the church or large areas

1.1. Header

1.1.1. Description

Brief description of what the photo shows e.g. “Church notice board”


1.2. Data

There are no fields required for this type.

Headstone

Select if this photo shows an transcribable headstone

2.1. Header

There are no fields required for this type.

2.2. Data

2.2.1. Title

Only enter if present on the image e.g. Hon., Rev etc. Do not enter a Profession in this field.

2.2.2. Forenames

Forename and any middle names in full, please include initials where given

2.2.3. Surname

Surname as entered, often only listed once but may apply to other related individuals e.g. John Smith and his wife Mary - will be entered as 'Mary Smith'. List each name in order as inscribed on the headstone.

2.2.4. Abode

e.g. John Smith of Village Name

2.2.5. Death Year

Dates must be entered in the format YYYY regardless of how it appears in the inscription

2.2.6. Death Month

Month must be entered in the format MM regardless of how it appears in the inscription

2.2.7. Death Day

Day must be entered in the format DD regardless of how it appears in the inscription

2.2.8. Birth Year

Year must be entered in the format YYYY regardless of how it appears in the inscription

2.2.9. Birth Month

Month must be entered in the format MM regardless of how it appears in the inscription

2.2.10. Birth Day

Day must be entered in the format DD regardless of how it appears in the inscription

2.2.11. Age

This should be in the format Years,Months,Weeks,Days,Hours. e.g.:

  • "60 years" = "60"
  • "60 years 3 months" = "60,3"
  • "3 weeks" = "0,0,3"
  • "4 days" = "0,0,0,4"

Please only add an age if it is given on the headstone, do not calculate ages

2.2.12. Relation

Please enter the relationship to each other on the headstone, but only if it is given e.g. Wife, Husband, Daughter, Son etc.

There will be no relationship to anyone else for a headstone containing a single name - any additional relation information is to be entered in 'Notes'

2.2.13. Maiden Name

Maiden Name if given

2.2.14. GPS Ref

More advanced

If you have GPS coordinates for this cemetery, this is where you can record these (Don't worry if you don't have this).

Please set the co-ordinates to Latitude / Longitude.

2.2.15. Notes

Any extra details such as Profession, Post Nominals (B.A., M.D.), Place of Death, Place of Birth, or any other interesting information that is on the stone e.g. Wife of John Smith, Killed in Action, Lost at Sea

Unreadable Page

Select Unreadable Image if the text is completely indecipherable from the image.

3.1. Header

There are no fields required for this type.

3.2. Data

There are no fields required for this type.