Family Historian User Group

The ADD GRO Source plugin handled the GRO Births, Marriage and Deaths registration indexes; with a single source record for each subject. As I understand it, support for this plugin has stopped at version 6.
A replacement plugin, Record Civil Registration Data (UK) is available for v7. Whereas the ADD GRO Source plugin used a generic source record, this plugin uses a templated source record.
I have written alternative plugins (1 each for birth, marriage and deaths), which do the same thing. These plugins, like the Add GRO Source plugin, do NOT require the source record to be identified each time and NEITHER do they need you to prepare a citation first.
Like the Record Civil Registration Data (UK), they use the same templated source record and generate the same citation, including the text from source. Thus both these plugins can be used with the same source records.
I attach the source for all three plugins.
To maintain compatibility with the Add GRO Source plugin, I have added an address field that can be populated with text, such as ‘Registration District’, which that plugin used to identify that the place was where the event was recorded and not necessarily occurred

Death

The text from source always includes "Date of Birth:" and "Age:". Even if you clear the fields it always includes both the labels. When you look at the images, most (all?) GRO death records have one or other, not both. Ideally the text from source should accurately reflect the original. Is it possible to enhance it so that the user can choose whether to include the label and data?

The check box Update Birth Date seems to be automatically ticked if the individual has no birth date. If the birth date is left blank and you don't untick Update Birth Date it does not calculate a birth year from the age. However when you look at the All tab, it still adds a Birth, Date field with no data and the citation. It should either put in a calculated birth year or not add the field.

The text from source contains all possible fields as it mirrors the same output as the Civil Registration Data plugin.

jelv wrote: ↑

14 Jan 2023 00:46

The check box Update Birth Date seems to be automatically ticked if the individual has no birth date. If the birth date is left blank and you don't untick Update Birth Date it does not calculate a birth year from the age. However when you look at the All tab, it still adds a Birth, Date field with no data and the citation. It should either put in a calculated birth year or not add the field.

In these circumstances, the check box is automatically ticked in anticipation that a date is likely to be entered. Under these circumstances, my view would NOT to calculate a birth year, neither to save an empty birth date.

This plugin was developed for personal use and did not validate the data before saving.

Having offered the plugin source here, I feel I have an obligation to offer it to the plugin store. Before I do that, I need to include validation. That applies to all 3 plugins (births, marriages and deaths) in this set.

Your feedback is valuable.

A simple validation would be to give an error if the DOB is empty and the box ticked.