Wales Research Guidance: Difference between revisions

<br> [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/47767Civil registration is the government registration of births, marriages, and deaths, beginning 1 July 1837]. In these records you may find a child's name, birth date and place, names of parents (including mother's maiden name), father's occupation, and the name, address, and sometimes the relationship of a person present at the birth. Civil registration birth records cover most of the population and are indexed countrywide. Use the national index to identify and obtain a copy of a birth certificate.<br>What you are looking for <br> Your ancestor's name in the civil registration birth index. <br> Why go to the next record <br> You may want to go to the next record because:  

1. You did not find any information in the above record.<br> 2. You found information but it conflicts with what you know.<br> 3. You found information but would like to find additional details. <br>