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== Record Finder Table for Myanmar ==
This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


== List of Topics ==
Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
This Record Finder table links to the Myanmar topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 
===Vital Events ===
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
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Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
 
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| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
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| Age
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| Birth date and birthplace
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| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
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*[[Myanmar Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Myanmar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Myanmar Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Myanmar Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Myanmar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Myanmar Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Myanmar Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Myanmar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Myanmar Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name  
| Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Myanmar Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Myanmar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
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| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Myanmar Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Myanmar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Myanmar Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Myanmar Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
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*[[Myanmar Directories|Directories]]
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|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Noble families
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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|-
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| align="left" | Immigration date
| Occupations
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
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*[[Myanmar Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Myanmar Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Physical description
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Myanmar Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Myanmar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Myanmar Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Directories
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|  
 
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Myanmar Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Myanmar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Myanmar Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Myanmar History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*Social Life and Customs
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Myanmar History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Myanmar Military Records|Military records]]
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|}


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Revision as of 10:33, 17 November 2017

Myanmar Wiki Topics
Flag of Myanmar.svg.png
Beginning Research
Record Types
Myanmar Background
Local Research Resources

This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.

Step 2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.

What you are looking for: Try these records first: Other useful records:
Age
Birth date and birthplace
Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
Death information
Emigration information
Historical background
Language helps
Living relatives
Maiden name
Marriage information
Naming customs
Noble families
Occupations
Parents, children, and other family members
Physical description
Place-finding aids
Places of residence
Previous research (compiled genealogy)
Record-finding aids
Religion
Social activities