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Name Changes and Legitimations ………………………………………………................ 43 | Name Changes and Legitimations ………………………………………………................ 43 | ||
Confirmation Records..............................................................................................44 | Confirmation Records..............................................................................................44 | ||
Signatures .............................................................................................................44 | Signatures .............................................................................................................44 | ||
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Extracts ................................................................................................................44 | Extracts ................................................................................................................44 | ||
General Instructions | General Instructions................................................................................................44 | ||
=== Chapter 5: FRENCHDWRITING AND SPELLING................................................ 47 === | === Chapter 5: FRENCHDWRITING AND SPELLING................................................ 47 === | ||
Introduction | Introduction ...........................................................................................................47 | ||
Elements of Handwriting Style ................................................................................48 | |||
=== Chapter 6: NAME IDENTIFICATION.................................................................... 61 === | === 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 === | === Chapter 7: GENDER .......................................................................................... 67 === | ||
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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
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