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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
== Record Finder Table for Montenegro ==
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 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Montenegro 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:'''
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| align="left" | Birth date and place
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*[[Montenegro Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Montenegro Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]


Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
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Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
 
{| 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:'''
*[[Montenegro Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Montenegro Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*Notarial records
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| Age
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
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*[[Montenegro Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Montenegro Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*Cemeteries
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===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| Birth date and birthplace
| 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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| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| align="left" | Maiden name
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*[[Montenegro Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Montenegro Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*Notarial records
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| Death information
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Montenegro Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Montenegro Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*Census
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| Emigration information
| align="left" | Living relatives
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*Genealogies
*Directories
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| Historical background
| 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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| Language helps
| align="left" | Immigration date
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*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
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*Emigration and Immigration
 
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=== Residences and Locations ===
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| Maiden name 
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| Marriage information
| align="left" | Residence
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Montenegro Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Montenegro Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*Census
*Directories
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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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" | Nobility
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*Nobility
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*Heraldry
| Occupations
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| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Occupation
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*[[Montenegro Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Montenegro Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*Census
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| Physical description
| align="left" | Religion
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*[[Montenegro Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Montenegro History|History]]
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| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Social activities
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*Social Life and Customs
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*[[Montenegro History|History]]
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| Places of residence
| align="left" | Physical description
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*Military records
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===Reading the Records===
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| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" |Vocabulary
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*[[Montenegro Languages]]
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| Record-finding aids
| align="left" | Naming patterns
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*Names, personal
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| Religion
| align="left" |Online classes
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| Social activities
| align="left" |Writing for records
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*[[Montenegro Letter Writing Guide]]
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[[Category:Montenegro Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
 
[[Category:Montenegro Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]

Latest revision as of 21:31, 11 August 2025

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Record Finder Table for Montenegro

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 Montenegro topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

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

Maiden Names and Family Members

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

Immigration and Country of Origin

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

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence
  • Census
  • Directories

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nobility
  • Nobility
  • Heraldry
Occupation
  • Census
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Life and Customs
Physical description
  • Military records

Reading the Records

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