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*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Four: FamilySearch Wiki Tools]] | *[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Four: FamilySearch Wiki Tools]] | ||
==Records of | ==Records of Netherlands== | ||
===Make Sure You Found the Correct Entry for Your Ancestor=== | ===Make Sure You Found the Correct Entry for Your Ancestor=== | ||
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There may be many types of indexed records that cover parts, even large parts of | There may be many types of indexed records that cover parts, even large parts of Netherlands. Searching those indexes by name only can turn up several entries of the same name. '''Never jump to an immediate conclusion that you have found an entry that matches your ancestor'''. Study the information for other clues that verify the match. | ||
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*Make sure the person you found in Dutch records '''left | *Make sure the person you found in Dutch records '''left Netherlands'''. Look for them in marriage and death records of the same vicinity. See whether they have children a generation later in the vicinity. These things prove they remained in the Netherlands and would rule them out as your ancestor. | ||
*Match '''any other relationships'''. If you already know the parents' names, spouse's name, and/or siblings' names, make sure they match the parents' names, spouse's name, and/or siblings' names of the person you are considering in the Dutch records. The parents and grandparents will usually be listed in birth records found in '''church records''' or '''civil records'''. Search for siblings' birth records and any marriage before leaving the Netherlands in the same index. | *Match '''any other relationships'''. If you already know the parents' names, spouse's name, and/or siblings' names, make sure they match the parents' names, spouse's name, and/or siblings' names of the person you are considering in the Dutch records. The parents and grandparents will usually be listed in birth records found in '''church records''' or '''civil records'''. Search for siblings' birth records and any marriage before leaving the Netherlands in the same index. | ||
*Study '''all available entries for that name born at the same approximate time''', not just the first possible match you see. | *Study '''all available entries for that name born at the same approximate time''', not just the first possible match you see. | ||
*Consider the '''coverage of the database''' you are using. Does it cover all of | *Consider the '''coverage of the database''' you are using. Does it cover all of Netherlands? Or could there be many other records not covered that could hold your ancestor's record. | ||
*Make sure the details you have learned about the person after they immigrate have '''no discrepancies''' with the person you found in Dutch records. | *Make sure the details you have learned about the person after they immigrate have '''no discrepancies''' with the person you found in Dutch records. | ||
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:2. Since the index is incomplete, your ancestor might not have been added to it yet. You might '''mistakenly settle for an entry that seems the closest match''', simply because the correct match is not available yet. | :2. Since the index is incomplete, your ancestor might not have been added to it yet. You might '''mistakenly settle for an entry that seems the closest match''', simply because the correct match is not available yet. | ||
'''Use these indexes. But first locate all the detail you can in other records about the family. Expect a high level of matching before trusting your connection to an entry: exact matching dates, matching parents, matching siblings, matching spouses, matching children. Verify that the person you choose did not die in | '''Use these indexes. But first locate all the detail you can in other records about the family. Expect a high level of matching before trusting your connection to an entry: exact matching dates, matching parents, matching siblings, matching spouses, matching children. Verify that the person you choose did not die in Netherlands.'''<br> | ||
*[https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie] -Major site containing most civil registration records, and some population registers, church records, newspapers and military records | *[https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie] -Major site containing most civil registration records, and some population registers, church records, newspapers and military records | ||
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