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== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in census records
*Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in church and census records
*Use the residence and names of the parents to locate other church and land records
*Occupations listed can lead you to other types of records such as employment or military record
*Occupations listed can lead you to other types of records such as employment or military record  
 
*Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family
*Compile information for every person who has the same surname as your ancestor; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual
*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
*Civil registration records are also a good source of genealogical information.  See [[Uruguay Civil Registration|Uruguay Civil Registration]] for further information.  You should obtain copies of both church records and civil registration, when possible, since they do not necessarily provide the same information. For example, baptismal registers sometimes provide the names of the fathers of illegitimate children when the civil registration does not
*Civil registration records are also a good source of genealogical information.  See [[Uruguay Civil Registration|Uruguay Civil Registration]] for further information.  You should obtain copies of both church records and civil registration, when possible, since they do not necessarily provide the same information. For example, baptismal registers sometimes provide the names of the fathers of illegitimate children when the civil registration does not