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<br>The following information may be found in a christening entry: | <br>The following information may be found in a christening entry: | ||
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<br>'''These 5 steps '''will guide you in finding your ancestor in Norwegian church records. | *The name of your ancestor. | ||
*The date of your ancestor's christening or baptism. | |||
*The names of your ancestor's parents. | |||
*The names of the witnesses or godparents. | |||
*The date of your ancestor's birth. | |||
*The place of your ancestor's birth. | |||
*The residence of the parents. | |||
*The occupation of the father. | |||
*Whether your ancestor was of legitimate or illegitimate birth.<br> | |||
<br>'''These 5 steps '''will guide you in finding your ancestor in Norwegian church records. | |||
<br>'''Step 1.''' Find the year of your ancestor's christening or baptism record. | <br>'''Step 1.''' Find the year of your ancestor's christening or baptism record. | ||
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Did the minister identify both parents, and is the mother's maiden name given? Were additional event dates, such as marriage, death, and introduction of the mother, etc., given in the entry's margin? (The minister may have used symbols such as * for birth, oo for marriage, and + for death.) Did more than 2 to 3 years pass since the christening of the last child? If so, another child may have been born and christened in a neighboring parish or born and died before being christened. Did you search 5 years without finding any earlier christening entries of children? If you find no other entries, begin looking for the parents' marriage record. | Did the minister identify both parents, and is the mother's maiden name given? Were additional event dates, such as marriage, death, and introduction of the mother, etc., given in the entry's margin? (The minister may have used symbols such as * for birth, oo for marriage, and + for death.) Did more than 2 to 3 years pass since the christening of the last child? If so, another child may have been born and christened in a neighboring parish or born and died before being christened. Did you search 5 years without finding any earlier christening entries of children? If you find no other entries, begin looking for the parents' marriage record. | ||
<br>For help in verifying that you have the correct record entry, see Tip 5. | <br>For help in verifying that you have the correct record entry, see Tip 5. | ||
==== Tip 1 through 5. ==== | ==== Tip 1 through 5. ==== | ||