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'''Tip 1.''' How do I find the year my ancestor was christened? | '''Tip 1.''' ''How do I find the year my ancestor was christened?'' | ||
Any record listing an age in connection with the ancestor could be used to calculate a birth or christening year. These could include U.S. records such as death records, passenger lists, censuses, marriage license applications, and so forth. Norwegian records, such as confirmations, marriages, deaths, moving lists, and censuses, would also contain an age. | Any record listing an age in connection with the ancestor could be used to calculate a birth or christening year. These could include U.S. records such as death records, passenger lists, censuses, marriage license applications, and so forth. Norwegian records, such as confirmations, marriages, deaths, moving lists, and censuses, would also contain an age. | ||
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'''Tip 2.''' How do I find the entry for my ancestor? | '''Tip 2.''' ''How do I find the entry for my ancestor?'' | ||
<br>Look for the child's first name and the father's first name. Remember the record keeper spelled the name the way he thought it should be spelled. Karl with K, and Carl with C, is still Carl. The person's name may have been spelled one way in the christening, another way in the confirmation, another way in the marriage, and yet another way in the death record. | <br>Look for the child's first name and the father's first name. Remember the record keeper spelled the name the way he thought it should be spelled. Karl with K, and Carl with C, is still Carl. The person's name may have been spelled one way in the christening, another way in the confirmation, another way in the marriage, and yet another way in the death record. | ||
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'''Tip 3.''' What if I can't read the record? | '''Tip 3.''' ''What if I can't read the record?'' | ||
Norwegian church records are usually written in the Norwegian language and include some Latin terms and phrases. The language used in the record may also be affected by: | Norwegian church records are usually written in the Norwegian language and include some Latin terms and phrases. The language used in the record may also be affected by: | ||
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'''Tip 4.''' How do I find the record for each brother and sister? | '''Tip 4.''' ''How do I find the record for each brother and sister?'' | ||
<br>Remember, within the family, one or more children may have the same given name(s). | <br>Remember, within the family, one or more children may have the same given name(s). | ||
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'''Tip 5. '''How do I verify the christening of my direct-line ancestor? | '''Tip 5.'''''How do I verify the christening of my direct-line ancestor?'' | ||
<br>Because of the patronymic naming system, more than one family in a parish could have the same family name. Because the same children's given names are used in every family, several children with the same given and family names could have been christened within a few years of each other. To identify the correct direct-line ancestor and his or her parents: | <br>Because of the patronymic naming system, more than one family in a parish could have the same family name. Because the same children's given names are used in every family, several children with the same given and family names could have been christened within a few years of each other. To identify the correct direct-line ancestor and his or her parents: | ||
Check 5 years on each side of the supposed christening year, and copy the entry of every child with the same given name(s) and patronymic surname as the ancestor. <br>If one or more entries exist, check church burial records to eliminate those entries of children that died before your ancestor. <br>If burial records do not exist or you are not able to eliminate all of the possible entries, check marriage records to eliminate those who married someone other than your ancestor's spouse. <br>If you still cannot eliminate 2 or more possibilities, find the families in the nearest available census, then the next. Also, find the possible ancestors in confirmation records, and see if the listed vaccination dates help eliminate one of the possibilities. <br>If you eliminate all the possibilities, check the surrounding parishes and repeat the above process until you find the christening entry for your ancestor. | Check 5 years on each side of the supposed christening year, and copy the entry of every child with the same given name(s) and patronymic surname as the ancestor. <br>If one or more entries exist, check church burial records to eliminate those entries of children that died before your ancestor. <br>If burial records do not exist or you are not able to eliminate all of the possible entries, check marriage records to eliminate those who married someone other than your ancestor's spouse. <br>If you still cannot eliminate 2 or more possibilities, find the families in the nearest available census, then the next. Also, find the possible ancestors in confirmation records, and see if the listed vaccination dates help eliminate one of the possibilities. <br>If you eliminate all the possibilities, check the surrounding parishes and repeat the above process until you find the christening entry for your ancestor. | ||
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