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Germany, Bavaria, Neuburg an der Donau, Miscellaneous City Records - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
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These records were oftentimes created to help civil authorities and for the benefits of its citizens. | These records were oftentimes created to help civil authorities and for the benefits of its citizens. | ||
Most of the records listed in this collection are reliable to a point, depending on the knowledge of the person giving the information and the person that received it and recorded it. The most used records for genealogical research are the civil registration records after 1876 and the church records before that date. However, if those are not available, the population registers (census) and emigration records are also reliable and great records to search for data that will help find other family members and other records. | Most of the records listed in this collection are reliable to a point, depending on the knowledge of the person giving the information and the person that received it and recorded it. The most used records for genealogical research are the civil registration records after 1876 and the church records before that date. However, if those are not available, the population registers (census) and emigration records are also reliable and great records to search for data that will help find other family members and other records. | ||
===Reading These Records=== | |||
For help reading these German records see the following guides: | |||
*[[German Language and Languages]] | |||
*[[German Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[Germany Handwriting]] | |||
*FamilySearch Learning Center videos: | |||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/38 Reading German Handwritten Records] | |||
===To Browse This Collection=== | ===To Browse This Collection=== | ||
{{Collection_Browse_Link | {{Collection_Browse_Link | ||
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==How Do I Search This Collection? == | ==How Do I Search This Collection? == | ||
'''To search this collection by image:''' | '''To search this collection by image:''' | ||
# Select "Browse" link in the initial search page | |||
# Select "City or borough" category | |||
# Select "Item of interest" category which takes you to the images.<br> | |||
Look at each image or record comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images or records and compare the information about the individuals listed to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind there may be more than one person in the records with the same name and you will want to look carefully at dates, places and relations to identify your ancestor from another person. You also may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name if they were known by a nickname or changed their name from the original birth record name. Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life and may be listed in records with any of those variations. | Look at each image or record comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images or records and compare the information about the individuals listed to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind there may be more than one person in the records with the same name and you will want to look carefully at dates, places and relations to identify your ancestor from another person. You also may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name if they were known by a nickname or changed their name from the original birth record name. Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life and may be listed in records with any of those variations. | ||