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== Record Finder Table for Benin ==
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 Benin 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>
 
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|-
|-
| 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:'''
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|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Age
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*[[Benin Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Benin Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
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| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
|  
|  
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| Death information
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|
|-
| Emigration information
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|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Benin Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Benin Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Benin Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Benin Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Benin Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
| 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;"|
|  
*[[Benin Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Benin Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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|-
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| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Benin Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Benin Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Benin Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Benin Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
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*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:'''
|
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Occupations
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*Emigration and Immigration
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*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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|-
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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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*Emigration and Immigration
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=== Residences and Locations ===
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| 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;"|
|  
*[[Benin Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Benin Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Benin Census|Census]]
*Directories
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=== 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;"|
|  
*[[Benin Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Benin Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Benin Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Benin Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Benin History|History]]
|-
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| align="left" | Social activities
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*Social Life and Customs
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Benin History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Benin Military Records|Military records]]
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
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[[Category:Benin Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
[[Category:Benin Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Revision as of 12:29, 21 November 2017

Benin Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Benin 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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