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Belgium: A Strategy to Identify your Ancestors (view source)
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* If you can only find a few sibling, then the parents might have had an other marriage (before or after) or the parents could have moved and baptized children in an other town. | * If you can only find a few sibling, then the parents might have had an other marriage (before or after) or the parents could have moved and baptized children in an other town. | ||
* Suppose a surname shows up multiple times between the godparents in the same household and the surname is not that of one of the parents. A possible reason is that they are the children of the mother from an other marriage. An other reason is that they are the half siblings of a parent. | * Suppose a surname shows up multiple times between the godparents in the same household and the surname is not that of one of the parents. A possible reason is that they are the children of the mother from an other marriage. An other reason is that they are the half siblings of a parent. | ||
* As with the previous era, if the ancestor is a migrant, the article [[Belgium Finding Town of Origin | * As with the previous era, if the ancestor is a migrant, the article [[Belgium Finding Town of Origin|'''Belgium Finding Town of Origin''']] should help locate the birthplace and hence the baptism record. | ||
* As this can be a lot of work, 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 can be a lot of work, 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. | ||