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==Search Strategy== | ==Search Strategy== | ||
* | * Begin with the death information of the focus ancestor and locate the death record.<br> | ||
*Next, search for the | * Use the information on that death record to locate the ancestor's marriage record.<br> | ||
* Use the information on that marriage record to locate the ancestor's birth record.<br> | |||
*Search the death registers for all known family members. | * Once the birth record is found, search for the focus ancestor's siblings.<br> | ||
*Repeat this process for both the father and the mother, starting with their birth records, then their siblings' births, then their parents' marriages, and so on. | * Next, search for the marriage of the focus ancestor's parents. The marriage record will have information that often helps locate the birth records of the parents.<br> | ||
*If earlier generations (parents, grandparents, etc.) do not appear in the records, search neighboring parishes. | * Search the death registers for all known family members.<br> | ||
* Repeat this process for both the father and the mother, starting with their birth records, then their siblings' births, then their parents' marriages, and so on.<br> | |||
* If earlier generations (parents, grandparents, etc.) do not appear in the records, search neighboring parishes. It is possible they may have moved or boundaries changed. <br> | |||
==Genealogical Societies and Help Groups== | ==Genealogical Societies and Help Groups== | ||
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