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 == What is in the Collection? ==
-This collection includes marriage dispensation records housed at the Archives of the Archdioceses of Guadalajara in Mexico from 1539 to 1939. These records are written in [[Spanish Genealogical Word List|Spanish]]; also see the section [[Mexico, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Miscellaneous Marriage Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)#For Help Reading These Records|For Help Reading These Records]] for translation helps.
+This collection includes marriage dispensation records housed at the Archives of the Archdioceses of Guadalajara in Mexico from 1539 to 1939.
 A marriage dispensation was permission from a priest to overlook or forgo following some specific Catholic law pertaining to marriage. A more detailed explanation of dispensations is included in [http://www.brikwall.com/marrdispensations.html an article online] at The Brick Walls website.
+=== Reading These Records ===
+These records are written in [[Spanish Genealogical Word List|Spanish]]; also see the section [[Mexico, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Miscellaneous Marriage Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)#For Help Reading These Records|For Help Reading These Records]] for translation helps.
 ===To Browse This Collection===
 {{Collection Browse Link
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 |title=Mexico, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Miscellaneous Marriage Records, 1539-1939
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-== Collection Contents ==
-===Sample Images===
-<gallery>
-Image:Mexico Guadalajara DGS005620584.jpg|Marriage Dispensation Record
-</gallery>
 ==What Can This Collection Tell Me?==
 '''Marriage dispensation records''' may contain the following information:
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 *Bride's name and origin
 *Names of bride's parents
+== Collection Contents ==
+===Sample Images===
+<gallery>
+Image:Mexico Guadalajara DGS005620584.jpg|Marriage Dispensation Record
+</gallery>
 == How Do I Search the Collection? ==
+Before using this collection it is helpful to know:
-'''View  images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1937239/waypoints Browse Page] ''' <br> ⇒Select the "Record Type and Years" category which takes you to the images.<br>
+*Your ancestor's given name and surname
+*Identifying information such as residence
-Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.
+*Estimated marriage or birth year
+=== View the Images ===
-'''When searching''':<br> As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.
+View images in this collection by visiting the
+[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1937239/waypoints Browse Page]. <br>
-{{Tip|Don’t overlook important information found in the margins of original records.  For example in a birth record, you might find marriage or death information.}}
+# Select '''Record Type and Years'''  to view the images.
 === For Help Reading These Records ===
-These records are in Spanish. For help reading the records, see the following resources:
+For help reading these Spanish records, see the following resources:
 *[[Mexico Language and Languages]]
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 {{Tip | More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1937239 | Mexico, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, miscellaneous marriage records = México, Arquidiócesis de Guadalajara, registros matrimoniales, 1539-1939]. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a digital image record to find a camera icon to see images.}}
+=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
+Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.<br><br>
+== What Do I Do Next? ==
+=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===
+*For Mexico put: *Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1307314?collectionNameFilter=true 1930, Mexico National Census].
+*Use the residence and names of the parents to locate other church and land records.
+*Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family.
+=== I Can’t Find The Person I’m Looking for, What Now? ===
+*Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names.
+*Civil registration records are also a good source of genealogical information.  You should obtain copies of both church records and civil registration, when possible, since they do not necessarily provide the same information. For example, baptismal registers sometimes provide the names of the fathers of illegitimate children when the civil registration does not.
+*There may be more than one person with the same name.
 == Citing this Collection ==