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=== Tips for finding births ===
=== Tips for finding births ===
Successfully finding birth records in online databases depends on a few key points. Try the following search suggestions:
Successfully finding birth records in online databases depends on a few key points. Try the following search suggestions:
{{Block indent|*An individual's name may be listed in Czech, German, or Latin in different records. For example: ''Vojtěch'', ''Albrecht'', and ''Adalbertus'', respectively. Find and search by your ancestor's equivalent name in the other languages.}}
:*An individual's name may be listed in Czech, German, or Latin in different records. For example: ''Vojtěch'', ''Albrecht'', and ''Adalbertus'', respectively. Find and search by your ancestor's equivalent name in the other languages.
{{Block indent|* At marriage, the bride typically adopts the bridegroom's surname. After marriage, adapt your searching for women to include the new surname.|2}}
::* At marriage, the bride typically adopts the bridegroom's surname. After marriage, adapt your searching for women to include the new surname.
{{Block indent|*Your ancestor’s name and surname may have had different spelling variations, or indexing mistakes in indexed collections.}}
:*Your ancestor’s name and surname may have had different spelling variations, or indexing mistakes in indexed collections.
{{Block indent|*If you are not finding what you’re looking for, try using wildcard characters. That is, use an asterisk <nowiki>*</nowiki> to replace one or more characters.|2}}
::*If you are not finding what you’re looking for, try using wildcard characters. That is, use an asterisk <nowiki>*</nowiki> to replace one or more characters.
{{Block indent|*You do not always need to search using Czech diacritics. |2}}
::*You do not always need to search using Czech diacritics.  
{{Block indent|*Try searching surrounding areas. Your ancestors may have been born in another town than where they lived later in life.}}
:*Try searching surrounding areas. Your ancestors may have been born in another town than where they lived later in life.
{{Block indent|*Be flexible with year searches. Give a year range of about 2-3 years on either side of the believed year of the event. }}
:*Be flexible with year searches. Give a year range of about 2-3 years on either side of the believed year of the event.  




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