Project overview

Unlocking the stories of St John the Baptist, Reid

People, families, graves, and the evidence behind each fact.

About this sample

This is five families, not the whole churchyard.

St John's already has three files that do not talk to each other: the Salisbury book, the cemetery index, and the section plans.

This site joins them for five families. When the files disagree, both answers stay on the page.

It also shows what a parish group can do with AI, so people who are not programmers can do this kind of work themselves.

What St John's already has

Three files, each holding a different part of the story.

Salisbury book

History, biographies and researched context.

Cemetery index

Searchable people, dates, relationships and plot references.

Section plans

A visual map of where graves sit in the churchyard.

What this sample shows

One person can be connected to their family, their grave, and the evidence behind each fact.

People

A name, a lifespan, a short summary, and links to grave, family, and sources.

Families

Five families: Guise, Kinlyside, Alward, Lindop, and Baker.

Graves

Who is recorded in a plot, and which graves sit nearby.

Sources and disagreement

Each fact keeps its evidence. When records conflict, both sides stay visible.

Open the churchyard records

Start with the Kinlyside family. A short path through the records is listed there.

Churchyard records How this was made