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=== Chapter 1: OLD FRENCH RECORDS ................................................................... 5 === | |||
=== Chapter 2: PARISH CHRISTENING AND CIVIL BIRTH ENTRIES.......................11 === | |||
Marginal Notation …………………………………….………………………………............14 | |||
Date Phrase .........................................................................................................14 | |||
Ceremony Phrase................................................................................................15 | |||
Officiating Agent Phrase ....................................................................................... 17 | |||
Child Phrase ........................................................................................................ 18 | |||
Sex and Legitimacy Phrase ...................................................................................18 | |||
Parents' Phrase Occupations .................................................................................................................. 19 | |||
Godparents or Grandparents and Warning Phrase in Parish Entries …………………………………....... 20 | |||
Witness Phrase in Civil Entries ................................................................................................................... 20 Certification Phrase ..................................................................................................................................... 21 Summary ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 | |||
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Capter 3: MARRIAGE ENTRIES ..............................25 Marginal Notation ........................................................................................................................................30 Locality Phrase .........................................................………………………………………………………30 Date Phrase ................................................................................................................................................. 31 Officiating Agent Phrase ............................................................................................................................ 31 Ceremony Phrase ........................................................................................................................................ 32 Confession and Wedding Mass .................................................................................................................. 34 Groom's Information .................................................................................................................................. 34 Bride's Information ..................................................................................................................................... 35 Godparents and Witnesses.......................................................................................................................... 37 Certification and Seals................................................................................................................................ 37 Summary..................................................................................................................................................... 38 Chapter 4: OTHER ENTRIES........................................41 Death or Burial Records.............................................................................................................................. 42 Stillborn Entries .......................................................................................................................................... 43 Marriage Information and Engagements ……………………………………………................................ 43 Name Changes and Legitimations ………………………………………………...................................... 43 Confirmation Records.................................................................................................................................. 44 Signatures .................................................................................................................................................... 44 Extracts ........................................................................................................................................................ 44 General Instructions...................................................................................................................................... 44 Chapter 5: FRENCHDWRITING AND SPELLING... 47 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 47 Elements of Handwriting Style .......................................................................................................................... .48 Chapter 6: NAME IDENTIFICATION...................... .. 61 .Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 61 Techniques for Locating Names …………………………………………………………………………….… 61 Identifying Names ….............................................................................................................................................62 Titles .................................................................................................................................................................... 63 Terms Denoting Relationship .............................................................................................................................. 64 Chapter 7: GENDER ..................................................... 67 Phrases Denoting Gender ................................................................................................................................... 67 Marginal Notations ............................................................................................................................................ 68 Chapter 8: DATES ......................................................... 69 Overview of Calendar Systems .......................................................................................................................... 69 Numbers ............................................................................................................................................................. 70 Years ................................................................................................................................................................... 71 Roman Numerals……………………………………………………………………………………………… 76 Variations• in Dates ………………………………………………………………………………………........ 76 Fixed Feast Days ................................................................................................................................................ 76 Complementary Days …………………………………………….……………………………………………77 Ecclesiastical Calendars ………………………………………………………………………………………. 77 Conversion Chart for the French Republican Calendar ..................................................................................... 79 Chapter 9: PUTTING IT ALL INTO PRACTICE ..... 83 Extraction Techniques: Summary........... …........................................................................................................ 83 Extraction Techniques: Using a Names Catalog ................................................................................................ 84 Putting it All Into Practice .................................................................................................................................. 84 APPENDIX A: FRENCH O-CCUPATIONS LIST…...149 APPENDIX 8: COMMON ABBREVIATIONS ......... 159 Given Names ............................................. ' ................... 160 APPENDIX C: ANSWERS TO SELF-EVALUATION EXERCISES.................................................................... 161 GLOSSARY………......................................................... 165 BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................... 171 | |||
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CONTENTS[edit | edit source]
Chapter 1: OLD FRENCH RECORDS ................................................................... 5[edit | edit source]
Chapter 2: PARISH CHRISTENING AND CIVIL BIRTH ENTRIES.......................11[edit | edit source]
Marginal Notation …………………………………….………………………………............14
Date Phrase .........................................................................................................14
Ceremony Phrase................................................................................................15
Officiating Agent Phrase ....................................................................................... 17
Child Phrase ........................................................................................................ 18
Sex and Legitimacy Phrase ...................................................................................18
Parents' Phrase Occupations .................................................................................................................. 19
Godparents or Grandparents and Warning Phrase in Parish Entries …………………………………....... 20
Witness Phrase in Civil Entries ................................................................................................................... 20 Certification Phrase ..................................................................................................................................... 21 Summary ..................................................................................................................................................... 22
Capter 3: MARRIAGE ENTRIES ..............................25 Marginal Notation ........................................................................................................................................30 Locality Phrase .........................................................………………………………………………………30 Date Phrase ................................................................................................................................................. 31 Officiating Agent Phrase ............................................................................................................................ 31 Ceremony Phrase ........................................................................................................................................ 32 Confession and Wedding Mass .................................................................................................................. 34 Groom's Information .................................................................................................................................. 34 Bride's Information ..................................................................................................................................... 35 Godparents and Witnesses.......................................................................................................................... 37 Certification and Seals................................................................................................................................ 37 Summary..................................................................................................................................................... 38 Chapter 4: OTHER ENTRIES........................................41 Death or Burial Records.............................................................................................................................. 42 Stillborn Entries .......................................................................................................................................... 43 Marriage Information and Engagements ……………………………………………................................ 43 Name Changes and Legitimations ………………………………………………...................................... 43 Confirmation Records.................................................................................................................................. 44 Signatures .................................................................................................................................................... 44 Extracts ........................................................................................................................................................ 44 General Instructions...................................................................................................................................... 44 Chapter 5: FRENCHDWRITING AND SPELLING... 47 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 47 Elements of Handwriting Style .......................................................................................................................... .48 Chapter 6: NAME IDENTIFICATION...................... .. 61 .Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 61 Techniques for Locating Names …………………………………………………………………………….… 61 Identifying Names ….............................................................................................................................................62 Titles .................................................................................................................................................................... 63 Terms Denoting Relationship .............................................................................................................................. 64 Chapter 7: GENDER ..................................................... 67 Phrases Denoting Gender ................................................................................................................................... 67 Marginal Notations ............................................................................................................................................ 68 Chapter 8: DATES ......................................................... 69 Overview of Calendar Systems .......................................................................................................................... 69 Numbers ............................................................................................................................................................. 70 Years ................................................................................................................................................................... 71 Roman Numerals……………………………………………………………………………………………… 76 Variations• in Dates ………………………………………………………………………………………........ 76 Fixed Feast Days ................................................................................................................................................ 76 Complementary Days …………………………………………….……………………………………………77 Ecclesiastical Calendars ………………………………………………………………………………………. 77 Conversion Chart for the French Republican Calendar ..................................................................................... 79 Chapter 9: PUTTING IT ALL INTO PRACTICE ..... 83 Extraction Techniques: Summary........... …........................................................................................................ 83 Extraction Techniques: Using a Names Catalog ................................................................................................ 84 Putting it All Into Practice .................................................................................................................................. 84 APPENDIX A: FRENCH O-CCUPATIONS LIST…...149 APPENDIX 8: COMMON ABBREVIATIONS ......... 159 Given Names ............................................. ' ................... 160 APPENDIX C: ANSWERS TO SELF-EVALUATION EXERCISES.................................................................... 161 GLOSSARY………......................................................... 165 BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................... 171