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== Step 2: Gather Christenings of All Children  ==
== Step 2: Gather Christenings of All Children  ==


Once you know what has been done, the next step is gathering christening records. Let's say you have ''Father A'' and ''Mother B'', and you are trying to find the parents of ''Father A''. The first step you need to do is gather the christening records of ''<u>every</u>'' child of the couple. On the christening records is the witnesses that will be needed for witness research. You want to gather the christening records of every child because each child will have different (and similar) witnesses along with different information about each witness.  
Once you know what has been done, the next step is gathering christening records. Let's say you have ''Father A'' and ''Mother B'', and you are trying to find the parents of ''Father A''. The first step you need to do is gather the christening records of ''<u>every</u>'' child born to the couple. Listed on each child's christening record are the witnesses that will be needed for witness research. You want to gather the christening records of every child because each child will have different (and similar) witnesses along with information about each witness.


== Step 3: Extract Information  ==
== Step 3: Extract Information  ==
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