Birth or death?

PettyColleen1

I have a document that has the date in the column then the next column is a persons name. Sometimes it has "child" after the name. there is no other information such as if it is a birth, death, or place the event took place or parents names. I don't know what kind of record this is to index it. There are probably 50 to 100 names and dates on the two document pages. what do I put this as, birth or death? The document is South African Parish records.

Melissa S Himes

When a record has a date, it gets indexed, even if it is an index. (This sounds like a record of baptisms). Here's a training article on the subject -

How Do I Index Records with Indexes?

An image may contain other information, such as an index. An index is an image that includes only names and page numbers or other reference information.

Determine whether there is vital information that needs to be indexed.

• If an index includes only names and page numbers, it is usually not indexed because that information is included elsewhere in the project.
• If an index includes names, dates, and places, it is usually indexed. For a marriage index to be indexed, it should include the name of the groom, the name of the bride, and the event date.
• If an image has a list of names and you aren't sure whether those names are included elsewhere, it should be indexed. Any missing required fields should be marked blank.

Dellory Matthews

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-share-an-indexing-batch-with-someone

If you share your batch, someone who works with this type of record will be better able to help you.

WPBA

This sounds like an index. Check the project instructions to see what it says about indexing an index. Usually it will tell you what to do.