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If you were unable to find your ancestor's name in a church record, see '''Tips'''.
If you were unable to find your ancestor's name in a church record, see '''Tips'''.
== Tips ==


=== Tip 1. What if I did not find my ancestor's name in the parish records?  ===
=== Tip 1. What if I did not find my ancestor's name in the parish records?  ===


Your ancestor may be listed in the parish records but with a different spelling of his or her name. For suggestions on how the name might be spelled, see [[Name Variations in Canadian Indexes and Records|Name Variations in Canadian Indexes and Records]].
Your ancestor may be listed in the parish records but with a different spelling of his or her name. For suggestions on how the name might be spelled, see [[Name Variations in Canadian Indexes and Records|Name Variations in Canadian Indexes and Records]].  


If an ancestor or family were in the parish registers, yet seems to disappear, he may have gone into the fur trade. Consider searching the Internet for "Hudson's Bay Company Archives" and other searches.
If an ancestor or family were in the parish registers, yet seems to disappear, he may have gone into the fur trade. Consider searching the Internet for "Hudson's Bay Company Archives" and other searches.


=== Tip 2. What if I can not find records for my ancestor's parish? ===
=== Tip 2. What if I can not find records for my ancestor's parish? ===
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