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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 Kuwait ==
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 Kuwait topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
===Vital Events ===
 
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| 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:'''
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| Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
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*[[Kuwait Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kuwait Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
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| Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
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*[[Kuwait Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kuwait Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
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*[[Kuwait Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kuwait Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*Cemeteries
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===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| Death information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| Emigration information
| align="left" | Maiden name
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*[[Kuwait Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kuwait Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| Historical background
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
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*[[Kuwait Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kuwait Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| Language helps
| align="left" | Living relatives
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*[[Kuwait Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*Directories
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| Maiden name 
| align="left" | Immigration date
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*[[Kuwait Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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| Marriage information
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Kuwait Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
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=== Residences and Locations ===
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| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| Noble families
| align="left" | Residence
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*[[Kuwait Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kuwait Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*Directories
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
 
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| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Occupation
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Kuwait Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kuwait Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| Physical description
| align="left" | Religion
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Kuwait Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Kuwait History|History]]
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| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Social activities
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Kuwait Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Kuwait History|History]]
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| Places of residence
| align="left" | Physical description
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*Military records
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| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
 
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| Record-finding aids
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| Religion
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| Social activities
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