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When civil registration first began, there was no common standard of recording information, so the information listed may vary from state to state. Later records generally give more complete information than earlier ones. | When civil registration first began, there was no common standard of recording information, so the information listed may vary from state to state. Later records generally give more complete information than earlier ones. | ||
Birth records may provide the following information: | '''Birth records''' may provide the following information: | ||
*Surname and forenames of child | *Surname and forenames of child | ||
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*Name, relationship, description, and residence of informant | *Name, relationship, description, and residence of informant | ||
'''Marriage records''' may provide the following information: | |||
*Surname and forenames of parties | *Surname and forenames of parties | ||
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*Surnames and forenames of parents | *Surnames and forenames of parents | ||
'''Death records''' may provide the following information: | |||
*Surname and forenames of deceased | *Surname and forenames of deceased | ||
*Date and place of death | *Date and place of death | ||
*Occupation, age, and sex of deceased | *Occupation, age, and sex of deceased | ||
*Place of birth and place and date of marriage of deceased | *Place of birth and place and date of marriage of deceased | ||
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*Name of medical practitioner | *Name of medical practitioner | ||
*Date and place of burial | *Date and place of burial | ||
*Religion and name of minister or witness | *Religion and name of minister or witness | ||
*Names of undertaker and informant | *Names of undertaker and informant | ||
*Residence and relationship or description of informant | *Residence and relationship or description of informant | ||