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= CONTENTS = | |||
=== 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 | |||
Parent's Phrase......................................................................................................19 | |||
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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=== Chapter 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 === | |||
Revision as of 18:47, 13 January 2010
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
Parent's Phrase......................................................................................................19
Occupations...........................................................................................................19
Godparents or Grandparents and Warning Phrase in Parish Entries.............................20
Witness Phrase in Civil Entries ................................................................................20
Certification Phrase ................................................................................................21
Summary ...............................................................................................................22
Chapter 3: MARRIAGE ENTRIES .........................................................................25[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Introduction ...........................................................................................................47
Elements of Handwriting Style ................................................................................48
Chapter 6: NAME IDENTIFICATION.................................................................... 61[edit | edit source]
Introduction .......................................................................................................... 61
Techniques for Locating Names ………………………………………………………………61
Identifying Names …...............................................................................................62
Titles ....................................................................................................................63
Terms Denoting Relationship ..................................................................................64
Chapter 7: GENDER .......................................................................................... 67[edit | edit source]
Phrases Denoting Gender ................................................................................................................................... 67 Marginal Notations ............................................................................................................................................ 68
Chapter 8: DATES ............................................................................................. 69[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Extraction Techniques: Summary........... …......................................................................................................................... 83 Extraction Techniques: Using a Names Catalog .............................................................................................................. 84 Putting it All Into Practice .................................................................................................................. 84[edit | edit source]
APPENDIX A: FRENCH O-CCUPATIONS LIST…...149[edit | edit source]
APPENDIX 8: COMMON ABBREVIATIONS ......... 159[edit | edit source]
Given Names ............................................. ' ................... 160