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If you do find the couple's marriage information in your family records, or other easily available sources, make sure to document where you found that information. Also, make sure to determine whether the information found is merely family hearsay or if it came from original records. | If you do find the couple's marriage information in your family records, or other easily available sources, make sure to document where you found that information. Also, make sure to determine whether the information found is merely family hearsay or if it came from original records. | ||
== Step 2: Work with what you know == | == Step 2: Work with what you know == | ||
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#''Go through the life cycle'': To find a child's marriage you need to follow him/her through the life cycle. This means that after you find their birth, look for their confirmation (usually around the age of 14), and then look for the marriage. | #''Go through the life cycle'': To find a child's marriage you need to follow him/her through the life cycle. This means that after you find their birth, look for their confirmation (usually around the age of 14), and then look for the marriage. | ||
#''For women'': A good majority of the time, a woman was married in the parish she was born in, or the parish the family moved to while she was young. Remember that the average age of marriage for women was around 25-30. | #''For women'': A good majority of the time, a woman was married in the parish she was born in, or the parish the family moved to while she was young. Remember that the average age of marriage for women was around 25-30. | ||
#''For men'': About half of the time you will find a man marrying in the same parish he was born in. Men did not normally go too far away from home to find a bride, but remember there are exceptions. The average age of marriage for men in | #''For men'': About half of the time you will find a man marrying in the same parish he was born in. Men did not normally go too far away from home to find a bride, but remember there are exceptions. The average age of marriage for men in the Czech Republic was around ages 25-35. | ||
#''If you get stuck'': remember to use a variety of records (see ''Step 3'') to determine when and where an individual married. | #''If you get stuck'': remember to use a variety of records (see ''Step 3'') to determine when and where an individual married. | ||
''Most importantly remember that there are always exceptions to the rules!!!'' | ''Most importantly remember that there are always exceptions to the rules!!!'' | ||
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|The majority of | |The majority of Czech records are available online. See the [[Czech Republic#Online Databases|Online Databases]] for links to the different websites | ||
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Marriage information can be difficult to find, but not impossible. It is more common to find a marriage date rather than a marriage place, but usually you will find both pieces of information together. The most common records to find marriage information in are:<br> | Marriage information can be difficult to find, but not impossible. It is more common to find a marriage date rather than a marriage place, but usually you will find both pieces of information together. The most common records to find marriage information in are:<br> | ||
#<u>[[ | #<u>[[Czech Republic Church Records|Church Records]]</u>: Church records are one of the best record types used for Czech research. Marriage records are usually one of the oldest ordinances recorded in the church.<br> | ||
#[[ | #[[Czech Republic Civil Registration|<u>Civil Registration</u>]]: Although civil registration was not widespread in the Czech Republic, it created detailed marriage records for the areas that it did exist.<br> | ||
If you still cannot find the marriage try the following records. These records may not give an actual marriage date or place, but they can give clues. | If you still cannot find the marriage try the following records. These records may not give an actual marriage date or place, but they can give clues. | ||
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