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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
== Record Finder Table for Liechtenstein ==
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 Liechtenstein 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>
 
{| 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:'''  
| 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:'''
|-
|-
| Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
|Church Records, Civil Registration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Obituaries
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Liechtenstein Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| Church Records Civil Registration, Census
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| -
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Liechtenstein Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein Religious Records|Religious Records]]
*Genealogy
|-
|-
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Gazeteers, Historical Geography
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Maps
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Liechtenstein Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Obituaries
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Church Records, Civil Registration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Emigration, Immigration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Naturalization, Citizenship
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Liechtenstein Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Historical Geography
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church History
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Liechtenstein Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein Census|Census]]
*[[Liechtenstein Court Records|Court Records]]
|-
|-
| Language helps
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Languages, Handwriting
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| -
*Genealogies
*Directories
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
|-  
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
|-
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Directories
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Maiden name 
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Church Records, Civil Registration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| -
*[[Liechtenstein Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Naturalization and Citizenship
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| Church Records, Civil Registration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|Religious Records, Genealogy
*[[Liechtenstein Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Naturalization and Citizenship
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|Names, Personal
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|Periodicals
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Noble families
| align="left" | Residence
|Heraldry
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|Genealogy
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Liechtenstein Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein Census|Census]]
*Directories
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|Church Records, Civil Registration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Nobility
|Church Records, Civil Registration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|Census
*Nobility
*Heraldry
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" | Occupation
| National Police Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|Passports
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Liechtenstein Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein Census|Census]]
*[[Liechtenstein Occupations|Occupations]]
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Religion
|Gazetteers
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|Maps
*[[Liechtenstein Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Liechtenstein Religious Records|Religious Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein History|History]]
*[[Liechtenstein Church History|Church History]]
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" | Social activities
| Church Records, Civil Registration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|Naturalization, Citizenship
*Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein History|History]]
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Liechtenstein Military Records|Military records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading the Records===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 
|-
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| Genealogy
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|Periodicals
*[[Liechtenstein Language and Languages|Languages]]
*[[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://script.byu.edu/german-handwriting/introduction German Script Tutorial]
|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" | Naming patterns
|Gazetteers
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| -
*[[Germany Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" |Online classes
|Religious Records, Church Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|Church History
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-1 Old German Script]--[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-1 1: Letters]--[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-2 2: Words]--[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-german-church-and-civil-records-part-3 3: Records]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-paleography-seminar-introduction German Paleography Seminar]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-church-and-civil-records German Church and Civil Records]
|-
|-
| Social activities
| align="left" |Writing for records
| Societies
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| -
*[[German Letter Writing Guide]]
|}
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[[Category:Liechtenstein Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
[[Category:Liechtenstein Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Latest revision as of 17:04, 29 February 2024


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Record Finder Table for Liechtenstein

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 Liechtenstein 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
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members

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

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
  • Naturalization and Citizenship
Country and town of origin
  • Naturalization and Citizenship

Residences and Locations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations

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

Reading the Records

Vocabulary
Naming patterns
Online classes
Writing for records