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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
== Record Finder Table for Lithuania ==
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 Lithuania topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
===Vital Events ===
 
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Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| 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:'''
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*[[Lithuania Military Records|Military Records]]
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| Age
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
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|-
| Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| 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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| Death information
| align="left" | Maiden name
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
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|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Living relatives
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Lithuania Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*Directories
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| Language helps
| 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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|-
| Living relatives
| align="left" | Immigration date
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Lithuania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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| Maiden name 
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Lithuania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
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=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
|-
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Naming customs
| align="left" | Residence
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*Directories
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| Noble families
| 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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| Occupations
| align="left" | Nobility
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*Nobility
*Heraldry
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
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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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*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
|-
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| Physical description
| align="left" | Religion
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Lithuania History|History]]
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|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Social activities
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Lithuania History|History]]
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|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" | Physical description
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Lithuania Military Records|Military records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading the Records===
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| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" |Vocabulary
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Lithuania Language and Languages|Languages]]
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List]]
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|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" | Naming patterns
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
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*Names, personal
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" |Online classes
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
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| Social activities
| align="left" |Writing for records
|  
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[[Category:Lithuania Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
 
[[Category:Lithuania Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Latest revision as of 17:03, 29 February 2024


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

Record Finder Table for Lithuania[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 Lithuania 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
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
  • 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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