Dorset: Procedure for longstanding unsourced profiles of suspect existence.

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Dorset, England
Surname/tag: Dorset, England, Uncertain Existence

Profiles can have the {{Unsourced|Dorset}} profile replaced with the {{Uncertain Existence|Dorset}} one where:-

1. The profile has birth, death or other life events prior to 1900;
2. the profile has been marked as unsourced for over a year;
3. the profile is documented in the Research Notes section with unsuccessful search for sources in:-

• FamilySearch;
• the published indices of the General Register Office (for profiles with births or deaths after 1837)

For pre-1700 profiles unsuccessful research should also be documented in:-

• the Visitations of Dorset;
• the National Archives Discovery catalogue; and
• the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

As well as changing the template, the process should be documented in the Research Notes by adding the following:-

This profile, which previously had been marked as lacking in sourcing, has been researched for sources by WikiTree's Dorset Team (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Dorset_Team). As we've been unable to find sources for this profile, it has been recategorised as "Uncertain Existence" pending the provision of a suitable source. If you are aware of one or more good sources for this profile, then please feel free to add them and remove the <nowiki>"{{Uncertain Existence}}"</nowiki> template from the profile.

Add a time stamp and your wiki id to the above statement by using four ~ symbols

Dorset profiles of uncertain existence can be viewed at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Dorset%2C_Uncertain_Existence