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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
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Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
== Record Finder Table for Cyprus ==
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.


Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Cyprus topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Cyprus Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Cyprus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]


Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
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{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
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|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
*[[Cyprus Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Cyprus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
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| Age
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
|[[Cyprus Census]]
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|  
*[[Cyprus Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Cyprus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Cyprus Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Cyprus Civil Registration]], [[Cyprus Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| align="left" | Maiden name
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Cyprus Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Cyprus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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|-
| Death information
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| [[Cyprus Civil Registration]], [[Cyprus Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Cyprus Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Cyprus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Cyprus Census|Census]]
*[[Cyprus Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | Living relatives
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*Genealogies
*Directories
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|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
| Historical background
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Language helps
| align="left" | Immigration date
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*Emigration and Immigration]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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| Living relatives
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*Emigration and Immigration
 
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|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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|-
| Maiden name 
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|[[Cyprus Civil Registration]], [[Cyprus Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| align="left" | Residence
| [[Cyprus Civil Registration]], [[Cyprus Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Cyprus Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
*[[Cyprus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Cyprus Census]]
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*[[Cyprus Land and Property]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| Noble families
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Occupations
| align="left" | Nobility
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Cyprus Nobility|Nobility]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
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|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Occupation
|[[Cyprus Civil Registration]], [[Cyprus Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|[[Cyprus Census Records]]
*[[Cyprus Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Cyprus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Cyprus Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
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| Physical description
| align="left" | Religion
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Cyprus Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
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| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Social activities
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
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| Places of residence
| align="left" | Physical description
| [[Cyprus census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
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===Reading the Records===
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| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" |Vocabulary
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Cyprus Language and Languages]]
*[[Greek Language and Languages]]
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|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" | Naming patterns
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Greece Names, Personal]]
*Names, personal
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" |Online classes
| [[Cyprus Church Records]], [[Cyprus Religious Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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| Social activities
| align="left" |Writing for records
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[[Category:Cyprus Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
 
[[Category:Cyprus Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Revision as of 17:04, 29 February 2024

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Record Finder Table for Cyprus[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Cyprus topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives
  • Genealogies
  • Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
  • Emigration and Immigration]
  • See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Country and town of origin
  • Emigration and Immigration

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nobility
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Naming patterns
Online classes
Writing for records