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''[[Czech Republic|Czech Republic]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''''Finding Birth Information''' | ''[[Czech Republic|Czech Republic]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''''Finding Birth Information''' | ||
== Step 1: What do I know? == | == Step 1: What do I know? == | ||
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#''Search for the entire family'': It may be tempting to only research your direct line ancestor, but with Czech ancestors, it is very important that you search for the entire family at the same time. For example, there is always the possibility of a family naming their first son Johann, who dies several months later, and then naming the next son Johann again. If you are not careful, you may connect your line with the wrong child. | #''Search for the entire family'': It may be tempting to only research your direct line ancestor, but with Czech ancestors, it is very important that you search for the entire family at the same time. For example, there is always the possibility of a family naming their first son Johann, who dies several months later, and then naming the next son Johann again. If you are not careful, you may connect your line with the wrong child. | ||
#''Use censuses to narrow down a time frame'': Although census records before 1900 will not tell you the exact date of a person's birth, they will list an age and are one of the best records to help narrow down when an ancestor was born. | #''Use censuses to narrow down a time frame'': Although census records before 1900 will not tell you the exact date of a person's birth, they will list an age and are one of the best records to help narrow down when an ancestor was born. | ||
== Step 3: What records can I search to find birth information? == | == Step 3: What records can I search to find birth information? == | ||
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#[[Czech Republic Civil Registration|<u>Civil Registration</u>]]: Civil registration itself, until the 20th century, only existed in Austrian Silesia. The civil registration records that do exist contain birth, marriage, and death information. | #[[Czech Republic Civil Registration|<u>Civil Registration</u>]]: Civil registration itself, until the 20th century, only existed in Austrian Silesia. The civil registration records that do exist contain birth, marriage, and death information. | ||
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