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| :*Death records exist for many persons born before birth and marriage records began. Death records may contain birth and marriage information not available anywhere else. | | :*Death records exist for many persons born before birth and marriage records began. Death records may contain birth and marriage information not available anywhere else. |
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| ==== Tip 2. What information can I find in vital records? ====
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| This table tells you the genealogical information contained in birth, marriage, and death records.
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| '''Birth Records'''
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| '''Usually Contain'''
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| '''May Contain'''
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| *Name of child
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| *Names of parents
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| *Birth date and place
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| *Sex
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| *Date of registration
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| *Name and address of informant
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| *Name of registration district.
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| *Mother's maiden name
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| *Name of attending physician or midwife
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| *Ages of parents
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| *Place of birth for parents
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| *Occupation of father
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| *Remarks
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| '''Marriage Records'''
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| *Name of bride and groom
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| *Date and place of marriage
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| *Ages of couple at time of marriage
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| *Residences at time of marriage
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| *Birthplaces of bride and groom (town, province, or country)
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| *Groom's rank or profession
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| *Names of parents
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| *Name of person who performed the marriage (possible clue to family's religion)
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| *Names of witnesses (possible relatives)
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| *Date of registration
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| *Religion of bride and groom
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| *Previous marriage (if any)
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| *Signatures of couple and witnesses
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| *Name of deceased
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| *Date and place of death
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| *Residence
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| *Sex
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| *Place of birth (town, province, or country)
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| *Age at death or birth date
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| *Cause of death
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| *Name of informant
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| *Name of registration district
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| *Religion of deceased
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| *Name of spouse with maiden name
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| *Names of parents with maiden name of mother
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| *Province or country of birth for the parents
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| *Date and place of burial
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| *Military service such as dates served and unit
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| *Name, address, and relationship of informant
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| *Name of funeral home
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| *Time of death
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| *Length and type of illness or disease
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| *Marital status
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| *Occupation
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| *Name of attending physician
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| Tip 3. How do I find the year and place where a vital event took place? To find a vital record, you will need the approximate year and place the event happened. You may need to search other records first to find clues about this, such as: | | Tip 3. How do I find the year and place where a vital event took place? To find a vital record, you will need the approximate year and place the event happened. You may need to search other records first to find clues about this, such as: |