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*[[Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy|'''Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy''']] will help you compose your letter. | *[[Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy|'''Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy''']] will help you compose your letter. | ||
*For more information see [[Mauritius Civil Registration|'''Mauritius Civil Registration''']]. | *For more information see [[Mauritius Civil Registration|'''Mauritius Civil Registration''']]. | ||
====Follow these steps to find your family members:==== | |||
*Search for the relative or ancestor. When you find his or her birth record, search for the births of brothers and sisters. | |||
*Next search for the parents' marriage date and place. The marriage record will often lead to the parents' birth records. | |||
*You can estimate the ages of the parents and determine a birth year to search for their birth records. If more than one possible candidate is found, marriage, and death records to determine the correct individual. | |||
*Try to find the parents death/burial entries, since these records may give their age at death. | |||
*Use the above strategies for both the father and the mother. | |||
*Search the death registers for all family members. | |||
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