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#Do I already have a marriage date and place? How accurate is that information? | #Do I already have a marriage date and place? How accurate is that information? | ||
#Are there any living relatives that would already have the information? | #Are there any living relatives that would already have the information? | ||
#Are there secondary sources (such as online | #Are there secondary sources (such as online [[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool|Family Trees]]) that would have the information? What have others found? | ||
If you do find the couple's marriage information in your family records, or other easily available sources, make sure to document where you found that information. Also, make sure to determine whether the information found is merely family hearsay or if it came from original records. | If you do find the couple's marriage information in your family records, or other easily available sources, make sure to document where you found that information. Also, make sure to determine whether the information found is merely family hearsay or if it came from original records. | ||
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#''Take a step back one generation'': Do you know who the couple's children are? Do you have a child's birth date? If you only have information for one child, or if you have many children but are not sure how accurate the information is, take a moment to find the birth dates of all of the children. | #''Take a step back one generation'': Do you know who the couple's children are? Do you have a child's birth date? If you only have information for one child, or if you have many children but are not sure how accurate the information is, take a moment to find the birth dates of all of the children. | ||
#''Analyze'': Determine who the oldest child is. Was the child legitimate or illegitimate? | #''Analyze'': Determine who the oldest child is. Was the child legitimate or illegitimate? | ||
#''If the oldest child is [[I genealogical glossary terms|illegitimate]]'':''' | #''If the oldest child is [[I genealogical glossary terms|illegitimate]]'':''' '''Look for the marriage record between the birth of the illegitimate child and the birth of the first legitimate child. | ||
#''If the oldest child is [[L genealogical glossary terms|legitimate]]'':''' | #''If the oldest child is [[L genealogical glossary terms|legitimate]]'':''' '''then begin looking for the couple's marriage record starting in the same year the child was born and working your way back five years.<br> | ||
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#''Go through the life cycle'': To find a child's marriage you need to follow him/her through the life cycle. This means that after you find their birth, look for their confirmation (usually around the age of 14), and then look for the marriage. | #''Go through the life cycle'': To find a child's marriage you need to follow him/her through the life cycle. This means that after you find their birth, look for their confirmation (usually around the age of 14), and then look for the marriage. | ||
#''For women'': A good majority of the time, a woman was married in the parish she was born in, or the parish the family moved to while she was young. Remember that the average age of marriage for women was around 25-30. | #''For women'': A good majority of the time, a woman was married in the parish she was born in, or the parish the family moved to while she was young. Remember that the average age of marriage for women was around 25-30. | ||
#''For men'': About half of the time you | #''For men'': About half of the time you will find a man marrying in the same parish he was born in. Men did not normally go too far away from home to find a bride, but remember there are exceptions. The average age of marriage for men in the Czech Republic was around ages 25-35. | ||
#''If you get stuck'': remember to use a variety of records (see ''Step 3'') to determine when and where an individual married. | #''If you get stuck'': remember to use a variety of records (see ''Step 3'') to determine when and where an individual married. | ||
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|The majority of Czech records are available online. See the [[Czech Republic#Online Databases|Online Databases]] for links to the different websites | |The majority of Czech records are available online. See the [[Czech Republic#Online Databases|Online Databases]] for links to the different websites | ||
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Marriage information can be difficult to find, but not impossible. It is more common to find a marriage date rather than a marriage place, but usually you will find both pieces of information together. The most common records to find marriage information in are:<br> | Marriage information can be difficult to find, but not impossible. It is more common to find a marriage date rather than a marriage place, but usually you will find both pieces of information together. The most common records to find marriage information in are:<br> | ||
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