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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
== 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.


Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
== List of Topics ==
 
This Record Finder table links to the Latvia 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:'''
|-
| 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]]
|-
|-
| 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:'''
*[[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]]
|-
|-
| Age
| [[Estonia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Estonia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| [[Estonia Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| [[Estonia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Estonia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Estonia Census|Census]], [[Estonia Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[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===
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|-
|-
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Estonia Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Estonia Maps|Maps]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Death information
| align="left" | Maiden name
| [[Estonia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Estonia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Estonia Newspapers|Newspapers]], Cemeteries
*[[Latvia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Latvia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration
| —
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| [[Estonia History|History]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies
*[[Latvia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Latvia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Language helps
| align="left" | Living relatives
| [[Estonia Language and Languages|Languages]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| —
*[[Latvia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*Directories
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
|-
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Directories, Societies
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| —
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Maiden name 
| align="left" | Immigration date
| [[Estonia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Estonia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Estonia Census|Census]]
*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]]
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| [[Estonia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Estonia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Estonia Census|Census]], [[Estonia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*Emigration and Immigration
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Latvia Passports|Passports]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Estonia Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| —
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Noble families
| align="left" | Residence
| Nobility
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Heraldry
*[[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"
|-
|-
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Estonia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Estonia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Estonia Census|Census]], [[Estonia Occupations|Occupations]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Nobility
| [[Estonia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Estonia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Estonia Census|Census]]
*Nobility
*Heraldry
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" | Occupation
| [[Estonia Military Records|Military Records]]
| 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]]
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Religion
| [[Estonia Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Estonia Maps|Maps]]
*[[Latvia Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Latvia History|History]]
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" | Social activities
| [[Estonia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Estonia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Estonia Census|Census]]
*Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Latvia History|History]]
|-
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | Physical description
| [[Estonia Genealogy|Genealogies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies
*[[Latvia Military Records|Military records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading the Records===
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|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| [[Estonia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Directories
*[[Latvia Language and Languages|Languages]]
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List|Russian Word List]]
*[[Latvian Genealogical Word List|Latvian Word List]]
*[[German Word List]]
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| [[Estonia Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| —
*Names, personal
|-
|-
| Social activities
| align="left" |Online classes
| Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| —
 
|-
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
|
|}
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[[Category:Latvia Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
[[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
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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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