How to mark an existing family record as registered with your parish

If a family needs to be marked as registered (either for the first time after they were added as "Unregistered" or to correct an instance where another parish pulled it by accident) update it through the Family Record.

1. Navigate to Family Directoy > Family List:
2. Search the Family List and select the family you wish to register.
   

2. Open the record and click Edit Details.
   

3. Click the box for Registration Status^A.
4.  Next, you will be alerted the family are about to change the Parish of Registration for the selected Family.  Select OK^B. 
   
5. If the Family Record has members, you will see the following alert. Select Yes or No based on your needs:

4. Next, an alert will ask if you want to keep the existing registration date. 
   • If the family was unregistered in error, then say "Yes".  If the Family was unregistered on purpose, then you may want to select "No" and select a newer registration date.
     

5. Click "Save" or "Save and Close" to save your changes.
   
   

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Updated July 04, 2023 02:43