Approver, Reviewer, editor, pagecreator
46,825
edits
Transferring/rearranging from Research Guidance
mNo edit summary |
(Transferring/rearranging from Research Guidance) |
||
| Line 146: | Line 146: | ||
==== 1. Decide what years to search and where ==== | ==== 1. Decide what years to search and where ==== | ||
Learn the approximate year and place in which the birth, marriage, or death occurred. Many types of records may give this information. Locate your ancestor or the family in censuses, for example, to learn where to search and to estimate approximate years to search. See '''Tip 1''', below. | Learn the approximate year and place in which the birth, marriage, or death occurred. Many types of records may give this information. Locate your ancestor or the family in censuses, for example, to learn where to search and to estimate approximate years to search. See '''Tip 1''', below. | ||
For reasons why you may want to look for the death record of your ancestor first, see '''Tip 2''', below. | For reasons why you may want to look for the death record of your ancestor first, see '''Tip 2''', below. | ||
==== 2. Use an index ==== | ==== 2. Use an index ==== | ||
| Line 155: | Line 155: | ||
==== 4. Analyze the record ==== | ==== 4. Analyze the record ==== | ||
Ask yourself these questions to use the record effectively: | Ask yourself these questions to use the record effectively: | ||
| Line 179: | Line 167: | ||
*Does the information from the record fit with what you know about the family from other records? If it does not agree, it may have been miscopied by a clerk. Check your sources. | *Does the information from the record fit with what you know about the family from other records? If it does not agree, it may have been miscopied by a clerk. Check your sources. | ||
<br> | |||
=== Why can't I find a vital record? === | === Why can't I find a vital record? === | ||
| Line 221: | Line 196: | ||
*[[How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada|How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada]] | *[[How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada|How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada]] | ||
=== Tip 1 How do I find the year and place of a marriage? === | |||
To find a marriage record, you will need the approximate year and place the event happened. You may need to search other records to find clues about this. | |||
Expand your search of marriage records to include family members, such as when and where children were born, records of brothers and sisters and possible relatives found in the area where your ancestor lived. This can help narrow down the place to search in other records. | |||
See what records exist in the family, such as Bibles, letters, obituary clippings, or records from previous research by yourself or a family member. | |||
Then check records that exist for the area where your ancestor lived. For a list of types of records that may be available for your ancestor, see Tip 5. [to fix] | |||
For other ideas on locating your ancestor, see [[How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada|How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada]]. | |||
If you are not sure a person you found is your ancestor, see How to Recognize Your Ancestor in Canada. | |||
=== Tip 2 Search Death-related records first === | |||
Why might it be better to look for the death record of an ancestor first? | |||
*Your ancestor's death is more recent than his birth or marriage. It is usually best to work from recent events backward, from the known to the unknown. | |||
*The death record usually tells you where your ancestor last lived. Then you can look for other records for that place. | |||
*The death record may lead you to other documents created in connection with the death, such as the burial and probate of your ancestor. Those records may give new family information. | |||
*Death records may contain birth, marriage, and burial information as well as death information. | |||
*Death records exist for many persons born before birth and marriage records began. Death records may contain birth and marriage information not available anywhere else. | |||
=== Tip 3 How do I find my ancestor's record if they were not in an index? | |||
== Locating Vital Records == | == Locating Vital Records == | ||