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[[Category:Latvia]]
== Record Finder Table for Latvia ==
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.
 
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Latvia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| 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;"|
*[[Latvia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Latvia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Latvia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Census|Census]]
*[[Latvia Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Latvia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Latvia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Census|Census]]
*[[Latvia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Latvia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Latvia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Cemeteries
*[[Latvia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| 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" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Latvia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Latvia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Census|Census]]
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*Directories
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| 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" | Immigration date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Emigration and Immigration
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Passports|Passports]]
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Emigration and Immigration
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Passports|Passports]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| 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" | Residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Latvia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Census|Census]]
*Directories
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| 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" | Nobility
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Nobility
*Heraldry
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Latvia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Census|Census]]
*[[Latvia Occupations|Occupations]]
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia History|History]]
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia History|History]]
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Military Records|Military records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading the Records===
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|-
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Language and Languages|Languages]]
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List|Russian Word List]]
*[[Latvian Genealogical Word List|Latvian Word List]]
*[[German Word List]]
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Names, personal
|-
| align="left" |Online classes
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
|
|}
 
[[Category:Latvia Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Latest revision as of 17:05, 29 February 2024


Latvia Wiki Topics
Flag of Latvia
Latvia Beginning Research
Record Types
Latvia Background
Latvia Genealogical Word Lists
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Latvia[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 Latvia 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

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
  • Nobility
  • Heraldry
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Life and Customs
Physical description

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Naming patterns
  • Names, personal
Online classes
Writing for records
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