Singapore Research Tips and Strategies

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Singapore Beginning Research

Getting Started Online Learning Record Finder Research Strategies Finding Town of Origin

Record Types

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Singapore

Research Strategies

Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page The Singapore Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Singapore. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Singapore Research Tips

• Getting Started
• Online Learning
• Record Finder
• Finding Town of Origin

Record Finder

This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

What you are looking for:	Try these records first:	Other useful records:
Age	Civil Registration	Church Records, School Records, and Colonial Records
Birth date and birthplace	Civil Registration and Colonial Records
Death information	Civil Registration and Colonial Records	Cemetery Records and Newspapers
Emigration information	Colonial Records
Maiden name	Civil Registration and Church Records	Newspapers
Marriage information	Civil Registration and Church Records	Colonial Records
Parents, children, and other family members	Church Records and Civil Registration	Newspapers
Places of residence	Church Records
Religion	Church Records	Newspapers
Social activities	Newspapers	School Records

Online Websites

• Genealogy Society Singapore
• Singapore Memories Project