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== Record Finder Table for Bahamas ==
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 ==
This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
This Record Finder table links to the Bahamas topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 
===Vital Events ===
Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
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Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
 
Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
 
{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Age
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Bahamas Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Bahamas Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
*[[Bahamas Colonial Records|Colonial Records]]
| Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Bahamas Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|  
 
|-
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
|  
|
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Death information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Bahamas Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Bahamas Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Bahamas Colonial Records|Colonial Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Bahamas Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Bahamas Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Bahamas Colonial Records|Colonial Records]]
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*[[Bahamas Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Historical background
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Bahamas Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Bahamas Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Bahamas Colonial Records|Colonial Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Bahamas Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Bahamas Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Bahamas Colonial Records|Colonial Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Maiden name 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Bahamas Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
|  
*Directories
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|-
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|
*[[Bahamas Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| Noble families
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Bahamas Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
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=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Bahamas Church Records|Church Records]]
|
*[[Bahamas Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Bahamas Colonial Records|Colonial Records]]
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| 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" | Nobility
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*Nobility
|  
*Heraldry
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
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| align="left" | Slavery
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Bahamas Slavery|Slavery]]
|  
*[[Bahamas Colonial Records|Colonial Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Bahamas Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Bahamas Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Bahamas Colonial Records|Colonial Records]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Bahamas Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
 
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*Military records
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
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[[Category:Bahamas Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
[[Category:Bahamas Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Revision as of 12:17, 21 November 2017

Bahamas Wiki Topics
Flag of the Bahamas.png
Beginning Research
Record Types
Bahamas 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
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