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== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
This | This collection will include records from 1901 to 1939. | ||
This collection contains newspaper clippings from the Victoria Daily Times newspaper that have been pasted onto cards and arranged chronologically. The Victoria Times newspaper has also been | This collection contains newspaper clippings from the Victoria Daily Times newspaper that have been pasted onto cards and arranged chronologically. The Victoria Times newspaper has also been named the Victoria Daily Times and the Victoria Weekly Times. | ||
For a list of records by dates currently published in this collection, select the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//familysearch.org/records/collection/2001136/waypoints Browse]. | For a list of records by dates currently published in this collection, select the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//familysearch.org/records/collection/2001136/waypoints Browse]. | ||
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These records usually contain | These birth records usually contain the following information: | ||
*Date and place of birth | *Date and place of birth | ||
* | *Gender of child | ||
*Name of father | *Name of father | ||
*Name of mother, including maiden name | *Name of mother, including maiden name | ||
*Residence and rank or profession of father | *Residence and rank or profession of father | ||
These marriage records usually contain the following information: | |||
*Names of bride and groom | *Names of bride and groom | ||
*Date and place of marriage | *Date and place of marriage | ||
*Rank or profession | *Rank or profession | ||
*Names of parents (father’s name only in most | *Names of parents (father’s name only in most pre-confederation records) | ||
*Names of witnesses and their residences | *Names of witnesses and their residences | ||
*Religious denominations of bride and groom | *Religious denominations of bride and groom | ||
*Name of person performing the marriage | *Name of person performing the marriage | ||
*Ages of bride and groom | *Ages of bride and groom | ||
These death records usually contain the following information: | |||
*Name, age, | *Name, age, gender, and residence of the deceased | ||
*Date and place of death | *Date and place of death | ||
*Profession (if known) | *Profession (if known) | ||
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== How to Use the Record == | == How to Use the Record == | ||
To search this collection, it would be helpful if you knew the following information: | |||
*Name of ancestor | |||
*Approximate date of the event | |||
==== Search the Collection ==== | |||
To search this collection by searching for images: | |||
To browse this collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>⇒ Select the ''"Browse"'' link in the initial search page<br>⇒ Select the ''"Year or Year Range"'' category which will take you to the images<br> | To browse this collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>⇒ Select the ''"Browse"'' link in the initial search page<br>⇒ Select the ''"Year or Year Range"'' category which will take you to the images<br> | ||
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Look at each 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. | Look at each 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. | ||
==== Tips to Keep in Mind ==== | |||
*The notices in this collection are organized by the date of the event. | |||
*There will be duplicates of each notice image. | |||
==== Unable to Find Your Ancestor? ==== | |||
*Try searching for their nicknames or alternative names | *Try searching for their nicknames or alternative names | ||
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*[[British Columbia Archives and Libraries]] | *[[British Columbia Archives and Libraries]] | ||
*[[British Columbia Birth Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)|British Columbia Birth Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[British Columbia Birth Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)|British Columbia Birth Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[ | *[[British Columbia Death Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[British Columbia Vital Records]] | *[[British Columbia Vital Records]] | ||