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'''Researching forward in time''' | '''Researching forward in time''' | ||
#''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 will | #''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 Denmark 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. | ||