12,521
edits
Maine, Cumberland County, Westbrook, Woodlawn Cemetery, Burial Records - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
Maine, Cumberland County, Westbrook, Woodlawn Cemetery, Burial Records - FamilySearch Historical Records (view source)
Revision as of 12:17, 10 September 2020
, 10 September 2020→I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 84: | Line 84: | ||
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. | When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. | ||
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Add any new information to your records | |||
*Use the death date or age along with the residence or place of death of the deceased to locate census, church, and land records | *Use the death date or age along with the residence or place of death of the deceased to locate census, church, and land records | ||
*Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname as the deceased, this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual | *Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname as the deceased, this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual | ||
*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have died in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify | *Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have died in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify | ||
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names | *Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names | ||