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-== Collection Content ==
+== What Can these Records Tell Me? ==
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-=== Sample Images ===
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-<gallery>
-Image:British Columbia, Birth, Marriage, and Death Information from the Victoria Times DGS 5471837 3354 Birth.jpg|Birth Clipping
-Image:British Columbia, Victoria Times newspaper, Births, Marriages and Deaths DGS 5471837 52 Marriage.jpg|Marriage Clipping
-Image:British Columbia, Victoria Times newspaper, Births, Marriages and Deaths DGS 5471851 80 Death.jpg|Death Clipping
-</gallery>
-== What Can this Collection Tell Me? ==
 '''Birth records''' usually contain the following information:
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 *Name of mother
 *Residence of parents
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 '''Marriage records''' usually contain the following information:
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 *Name of person performing the marriage
 *Ages of bride and groom
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 '''Death records''' usually contain the following information:
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 *Name and residence of informant
 *Religious affiliation
+|}
+== Collection Content ==
+=== Sample Images ===
+<gallery>
+Image:British Columbia, Birth, Marriage, and Death Information from the Victoria Times DGS 5471837 3354 Birth.jpg|Birth Clipping
+Image:British Columbia, Victoria Times newspaper, Births, Marriages and Deaths DGS 5471837 52 Marriage.jpg|Marriage Clipping
+Image:British Columbia, Victoria Times newspaper, Births, Marriages and Deaths DGS 5471851 80 Death.jpg|Death Clipping
+</gallery>
 == How Do I Search the Collection?  ==
-To begin your search it is helpful to know:
+===Search the Index===
-*The name of your ancestor.
+Search by Name by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001136 Collection Page] then:
-*The approximate date of death.
+#Fill in the search boxes with the information you know.
-*The names of family members and their relationships.
+#Click Search. This will provide possible a list of matches.
+#Compare the information in the lists to what you already know to determine if you found the correct person.
-'''Search by Name by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001136?collectionNameFilter=false Collection Page]:'''<br>
+=== View the Images ===
-Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.
+View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2001136/waypoints Browse Page] then:
+# Select the "Year or Year Range"
+Compare the information on the image to what you already know to determine if it is the correct person.
-'''View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2001136/waypoints Browse Page]:''' <br>To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>
-⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page<br>
-⇒Select the appropriate "Year or Year Range" which takes you to the images.<br>
-Look at the images one by one, comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.
+For more tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]].
 == What Do I Do Next? ==
-When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors.
+Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.
 === I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===
-*Use the age found on the record to calculate the year of birth from the year of the event. Use the birth year that you found to search in the [[British Columbia Birth Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] collection or the [[Canada Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] collection.
+*Use the age found on the record to calculate the year of birth and search  for the birth record in the [[British Columbia Birth Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] collection or the [[Canada Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] collection.
-*Look for other family members in this collection. If the family resided in the area for a long time, it is much more likely that other family members will also appear in this collection. Finding notices for additional family members can help flesh out the family and may be necessary in discovering vital information about the direct-line ancestor.
+*Use the information to find other records such as  christening, census, and land records.
+*Use the information to find additional family members.
+*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
+*[[British Columbia Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.
+=== I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now? ===
+*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc.  Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
+*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname.  This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
+*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
+*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name, especially French versions.
+*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.shtml nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well.
+*Search the indexes and records of [[British Columbia, Canada Genealogy]].
+*Search in the [[British Columbia Archives and Libraries]].
+*Search in the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=299&query=%2Bplace%3ACanada%20%2Bkeywords%3Abirths%20%2Bkeywords%3Aand%20%2Bkeywords%3Achristening FamilySearch Catalog]
-=== I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now? ===
-*Try searching for their nicknames or alternative names.
-*Search the censuses for the residence of your ancestor.
-*Try the British Columbia Vital Records for official documentation of births, marriages, and deaths. These can be found in [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list/?page=1&region=CANADA FamilySearch's Canada Collections].
-*Not everyone in Victoria City will appear in these newspaper notices, so it may be necessary to move to another record type.
 == Citing this Collection ==
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