Template:Estimated Date
Categories: Research Note Boxes
Description
For use whenever a rough estimate is used for a birth, death, and/or marriage date.
Put the template above the == Biography == headline, below any categories, and above any Project Boxes without any extra lines or hard returns.
Info
| Name: | Estimated Date |
| Type: | Profile Box |
| Group: | Research note box |
| Subgroup: | |
| Status: | Approved |
| Usage: | Pages using the template |
| Parameters usage stats: | Parameter usage on profiles |
| Map of Profiles: | WikiTree+ Maps |
| Edit: | Template Documentation |
Research Note Box for Estimated Dates
This Research Note Box should be used when a date is a rough estimate.
To use it, just insert {{Estimated Date}} at the top of the profile, above the == Biography == headline like this:
{{Estimated Date}}
== Biography ==
{{Estimated Date}} assumes that the estimated date is a birth date. If it's a death or marriage date, or more than one date, enter one of the following:
- {{Estimated Date|Death}}
- {{Estimated Date|Marriage}}
- {{Estimated Date|Birth and Death}}
- {{Estimated Date|Birth and Marriage}}
- {{Estimated Date|Death and Marriage}}
- {{Estimated Date|Birth Death and Marriage}}
Always explain how you estimated the date in a Research Notes section.
Note that this template replaced the old Template:DateGuess and Template:DateGuess2.
Examples
| Code used: | Category added: | Displays as: |
|---|---|---|
| {{Estimated Date}} | Category:Estimated Birth Date | The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
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| {{Estimated Date|Birth}} | Category:Estimated Birth Date | The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
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| {{Estimated Date|Death}} | Category:Estimated Death Date | The Death Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
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| {{Estimated Date|Marriage}} | Category:Estimated Marriage Date | The Marriage Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
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| {{Estimated Date|Birth and Death}} | Category:Estimated Birth and Death Date | The Birth and Death Dates are a rough estimate. See the text for details.
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| {{Estimated Date|Birth and Marriage}} | Category:Estimated Birth and Marriage Date | The Birth and Marriage Dates are a rough estimate. See the text for details.
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| {{Estimated Date|Death and Marriage}} | Category:Estimated Death and Marriage Date | The Death and Marriage Dates are a rough estimate. See the text for details.
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| {{Estimated Date|Birth Death and Marriage}} | Category:Estimated Birth Death and Marriage Date | The Birth, Death, and Marriage Dates are a rough estimate. See the text for details.
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Parameters
| Parameter | Usage | Type | Description | Example | Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 date | Preferred | Text | enter which date was estimated. | Birth | Birth, Death, Marriage, Birth and Death, Birth and Marriage, Death and Marriage, Birth Death and Marriage |
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