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== Record Finder Table for Colombia ==
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.


This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.
== List of Topics ==
 
This Record Finder table links to the Colombia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
Step 1. '''In column 1''' select a research goal. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person?
===Vital Events ===
 
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Step 2. '''In column 2''' find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. They explain what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find them in the FamilySearch Catalog. Some records are not at the library.
 
Step 3. '''In column 3''' find additional record types that may be useful. Records of previous research (such as Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.  
 
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"  
|-
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
 
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Boundaries and origins
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[Colombia Maps|Maps]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Gazetteers, [[Colombia History|History]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Customs
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | [[Colombia History|History]], Minorities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Social Life and Customs
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death information
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Colombia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Colombia Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Directories
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Divorce
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Court Records  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Emigration information
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | [[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" |  
*[[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Colombia Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Ethnic background
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[Colombia History|History]], Encyclopedia and Dictionaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Periodicals
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | [[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
*[[Colombia Biography|Biography]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Directories
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" |  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Nobility
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*Nobility
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Colombia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage information
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming customs
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | [[Colombia History|History]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Social Life and Customs
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
*[[Colombia History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naturalization
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Court Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" |
*Social Life and Customs
|-
*[[Colombia Societies|Societies]]  
| align="left" | Occupations
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Civil Records
*[[Colombia History|History]]
| align="left" | [[Colombia Census|Censuses]]
 
|-
| align="left" | Parents
| align="left" | Civil Records
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Military Records|Military Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Colombia Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading Spanish Records===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| align="left" | Gazetteers
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Maps|Maps]]
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Spanish Records Extraction Manual| Spanish Records Extraction Manual]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Places of residence
| align="left" |Handwriting
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Colombia Census|Census]], [[Colombia Biography|Biography]]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/reading-spanish-handwriting Reading Spanish Handwriting]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201930/https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction BYU Spanish Documents Script Tutorial]
*[https://www.iifilologicas.unam.mx/dicabenovo/ Diccionario de Abreviaturas Novohispanas]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Previous research
| align="left" |Naming patterns
| align="left" | [[Colombia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Colombia Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Periodicals
*Naming patterns
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" |Writing for records
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Census|Censuses]]
*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]]  
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Social Life and Customs
| align="left" | [[Colombia History|History]]
|}
|}


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Revision as of 17:04, 29 February 2024

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Record Finder Table for Colombia[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 Colombia 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
  • Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
Country and town of origin


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
  • Nobility
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Reading Spanish Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Handwriting
Naming patterns
  • Naming patterns
Writing for records