Template:Cite census

A template for easily citing census or similar records

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This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	Name of Person Example Charles Greswell Ward	String	required
Year Census Taken	year	no description Example 1901	Number	required
Census Type	census type	Whether it is a census or other similar record. Make sure to use a capital letter. Suggested values Census 1939 Register Example Census or 1939 Register	String	required
Street	street	Add the house name if no street given Example Pymont Cottage	String	required
Place	place	no description Example Wakefield	String	required
Subdistrict of Place	subdistrict	no description Example Ardsley	String	required
County	county	no description Example Yorkshire [West Riding]	String	required
Piece number	piece number	no description Example RG13/4292	Unknown	required
Folio or Other	folio or other	Folio if census, whatever is appropriate if not a census. Suggested values folio item Example folio	String	required
Folio or Other Number	folio or other number	no description Example 89	Number	required
Page number	page number	Page number if a census, leave blank if no page number Example 8	Number	suggested
Line number	line number	Line number if no page number Example 9	Number	suggested
Year of Last Update	year of last update	Usually the same as the census/record year Example 1841	Number	suggested
URL (if found online)	url	no description	URL	suggested
Date URL was accessed	accessed	no description	String	suggested