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*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927124?region=El+Salvador Search the online indexed records]. | *[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927124?region=El+Salvador Search the online indexed records]. | ||
**Limit your search by country of El Salvador, this will eliminate similar records from other countries. | **Limit your search by country of El Salvador, this will eliminate similar records from other countries. | ||
**Do not assume the results show your ancestor, check it out carefully. A result should substantially match the information you already know to be correct, to be considered your ancestor. | |||
**Try a variety of searches with the ancestor's name, with or without parents' names, or just the parents' names. | **Try a variety of searches with the ancestor's name, with or without parents' names, or just the parents' names. | ||
**Search for [[El Salvador Record Finder|Death records, then Marriage records and then Birth records]]. These records might lead to the names of their parents. | **Search for [[El Salvador Record Finder|Death records, then Marriage records and then Birth records]]. These records might lead to the names of their parents. | ||
*The most important of the online indexed records are the [[El Salvador Civil Registration]]. Only a few parts are non-indexed. | |||
==How to Search for ancestors if none of the above works == | ==How to Search for ancestors if none of the above works == | ||