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== Record Finder Table for Venezuela ==
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.


This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Venezuela 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;"|
*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|


Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|


Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|


Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>


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===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| 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" | Maiden name
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
|-
| Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Venezuela Census|Census]]
 
|-
|-
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| align="left" | Living relatives
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Venezuela Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Venezuela Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Directories
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | Immigration date
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Venezuela Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Venezuela Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Venezuela Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| 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:'''
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| align="left" | Residence
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Venezuela Census|Census]]
*[[Venezuela Biography|Biography]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| 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:'''
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| align="left" | Nobility
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*Nobility
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Venezuela Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| Naming customs
| align="left" | Occupation
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Venezuela Census|Census]]
 
|-
|-
| Noble families
| align="left" | Religion
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Venezuela Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Venezuela Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Venezuela Census|Census]]
*[[Venezuela History|History]]
|-
|-
| Occupations
| align="left" | Social activities
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|
*Social Life and Customs
*[[Venezuela Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Venezuela History|History]]
 
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Physical description
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|
*Military Records
|-
*[[Venezuela Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
 
|  
|-  
|-
|}
| Place-finding aids
 
|  
===Reading Spanish Records===
|  
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" |Vocabulary
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Spanish Records Extraction Manual| Spanish Records Extraction Manual]]
|-
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" |Handwriting
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/reading-spanish-handwriting Reading Spanish Handwriting]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201930/https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction BYU Spanish Documents Script Tutorial]
*[https://www.iifilologicas.unam.mx/dicabenovo/ Diccionario de Abreviaturas Novohispanas]
|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" |Naming patterns
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|
*Naming patterns
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" |Writing for records
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]]
|-
| Social activities
|
|
|}
|}


[[Category: Venezuela Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
[[Category: Venezuela Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Latest revision as of 17:04, 29 February 2024


Venezuela Wiki Topics
Flag of Venezuela
Venezuela Beginning Research
Record Types
Venezuela Background
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Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Venezuela

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 Venezuela 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
  • Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin

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


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
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Reading Spanish Records

Vocabulary
Handwriting
Naming patterns
  • Naming patterns
Writing for records