Advice before editing this pre-1700 Fricker profile?

Question

I have information to contribute to the profile of Jeremiah Fricker. This is what I can add:

• Rebecca - wife
• Jeremiah - son
• Jonathan - father
• Eleanor - mother

These are the sources I am using:

• Wiltshire, England, Church of England Parish registers 1654-1743, Wingfield.
• Parallel Ancestry family tree of 2nd cousin David Hainsworth, grandson of Millicent M. Fricker.

Should I contact one of the pre-1700 projects or know about any style guidelines before proceeding? Thank you!

Comments

It is best, when listing a source for information, to link to the source of that information - that is, perhaps a link to the Wiltshire register, so that people here will be better able to access it.

The family tree is not acceptable as a source for profiles of this time, but it can be useful to check with other sources for accuracy.

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Thanks Lois!  That's really helpful; the Wiltshire parish registers are the main source of information at this time.  I won't create a profile without sourcing one and cross-referencing with another record.  Baby steps!

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I'm sure people would be able to find the records in the register, but it makes it simpler and less time-consuming if a link is supplied at the outset.

Answer 1

Hi Jacqueline,

May I suggest that joining the England Project and doing the Orphan Trail would be a good idea if you are doing English profiles. You would be assigned a Trailblazer to guide you through how to find and add records with proper inline citations.

Please contact me if you want more details.

Regards,

Ann