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== Research for the 17<sup>th</sup> and 18<sup>th</sup> century == | == Research for the 17<sup>th</sup> and 18<sup>th</sup> century == | ||
During this era the civil register did not yet exist. However, the church has similar record, that is records of baptism, marriage and burials. | During this era the civil register did not yet exist. However, the church has similar record, that is records of baptism, marriage and burials. As the records get older, they contain even fewer information. The records for marriages and burial rarely contain information about the parents. Although, the baptism and marriage records mention the godparents and witnesses, which are often relatives. Given the baptism record of an ancestor, you can proceed by collecting all baptism records of their siblings. If you can only find a few sibling, then either one of the parents died young or the parents remarried, either way you can search for an other marriage of the parents. Note that people often remarried within the year. | ||
Now, suppose you have a long list of potential siblings. Next, you should look for potential matches. Find the baptism record of someone with the same name and see if people in the list show up as relatives of the potential match. | Now, suppose you have a long list of potential siblings. Next, you should look for potential matches. Find the baptism record of someone with the same name and see if people in the list show up as relatives of the potential match. | ||
As this work can be labour intensive, it is a good idea to check if anyone else has done it. A lot of this research can be found on [https://en.geneanet.org/ '''geneanet''']. Other peoples research can help you find primary sources, but do not just copy their work. | As this work can be labour intensive, it is a good idea to check if anyone else has done it. A lot of this research can be found on [https://en.geneanet.org/ '''geneanet''']. Other peoples research can help you find primary sources, but do not just copy their work. | ||
== Research for the 16<sup>th</sup> century and earlier == | == Research for the 16<sup>th</sup> century and earlier == | ||