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=== Record Content === | === Record Content === | ||
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Image: England Northumberland Miscellaneous Records (11-0228) DGS 4730775_13.jpg | Image: England Northumberland Miscellaneous Records (11-0228) DGS 4730775_13.jpg | ||
Image:England Church of England Parish Register Christening.jpg | Image:England Church of England Parish Register Christening.jpg | ||
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To begin your search it is helpful to know the following: | To begin your search it is helpful to know the following: | ||
*The name of the individual or individuals such as the registered voter, bride and groom, the infant, or the deceased | *The name of the individual or individuals such as the registered voter, bride and groom, the infant, or the deceased | ||
*The place where the event such as a christening, marriage, or death) occurred | *The place where the event such as a christening, marriage, or death) occurred | ||
*The approximate date the event occurred | *The approximate date the event occurred | ||
Look for the following: | Look for the following: | ||
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*Watch for titles as they can be clues to social status, occupations, sect, or other family members with the same name. | *Watch for titles as they can be clues to social status, occupations, sect, or other family members with the same name. | ||
*Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information. | *Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information. | ||
*Compile the entries for individuals with the same surnames | *Compile the entries for individuals with the same surnames; 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 been born, married, or died in the same parish 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 been born, married, or died in the same parish 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. | ||
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. | *When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. | ||
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==== Electoral Registers ==== | ==== Electoral Registers ==== | ||
In 1832 the Reform Act created electoral registers. These registers recorded individuals who qualified to vote in the national elections for representation in parliament. The qualifications changed over the years. There were also electoral registers that covered local elections. Boroughs of large cities had their own electoral registers and their own qualifications for being listed in the registers. In 1878 boroughs combined their registers for the national and local elections. Other places combined their registers by 1885. Registration was suspended | In 1832, the Reform Act created electoral registers. These registers recorded individuals who qualified to vote in the national elections for representation in parliament. The qualifications changed over the years. There were also electoral registers that covered local elections. Boroughs of large cities had their own electoral registers and their own qualifications for being listed in the registers. In 1878, boroughs combined their registers for the national and local elections. Other places combined their registers by 1885. Registration was suspended and no electoral registers were created during the World Wars: 1916 - 1917 (1915 - 1917 for Scotland) and 1940 - 1944. In the early years, registers included only about 7 percent of the population. By 1867 they included about 11 percent of the population. Only men are listed until 1918 because only men could vote. Until 1971 the registers listed only those 21 years of age or older. | ||
==== Church Records ==== | ==== Church Records ==== | ||
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[[England Church Records]] | [[England Church Records]] | ||
[[Quick Research Links - England]] | [[Quick Research Links - England]] | ||
== Known Issues with This Collection == | == Known Issues with This Collection == | ||