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==== '''Introduction''' ==== | === Norway Church Records Christening === | ||
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<br>'''What You Are Looking For '''<br>Step 1. Find the year of your ancestor's christening or baptism record. <br>Step 2. Find the entry for your ancestor. <br>Step 3. Find the entries for each brother and sister of your ancestor. <br>Step 4. Copy the information, and document your sources. <br>Step 5. Analyze the information you obtain from the christening record. <br><br>Beginning about 1500, but usually much later, churches required their clergy to keep christening (or baptism) records. Before 1814, the records should at least contain the christening date, the father's first name, the child's name, and generally the residence. The birth date, mother's name, and names of christening witnesses are sometimes given. A printed record format was introduced in 1814, which included columns for both parents' names, birth date, christening date, place of residence, names of witnesses, and other information. | <br>'''What You Are Looking For '''<br>Step 1. Find the year of your ancestor's christening or baptism record. <br>Step 2. Find the entry for your ancestor. <br>Step 3. Find the entries for each brother and sister of your ancestor. <br>Step 4. Copy the information, and document your sources. <br>Step 5. Analyze the information you obtain from the christening record. <br><br>Beginning about 1500, but usually much later, churches required their clergy to keep christening (or baptism) records. Before 1814, the records should at least contain the christening date, the father's first name, the child's name, and generally the residence. The birth date, mother's name, and names of christening witnesses are sometimes given. A printed record format was introduced in 1814, which included columns for both parents' names, birth date, christening date, place of residence, names of witnesses, and other information. | ||
For more information on church christening records, see Description. | For more information on church christening records, see Description. | ||
==== '''Description''' ==== | ==== '''Description''' ==== | ||
The earliest Norwegian church records date from 1623, though information about individual ministers may date to the 1500s. Most christening records began in the late 1600s after King Christian's law of 1686, which made the registration of christenings mandatory for all of Norway. | The earliest Norwegian church records date from 1623, though information about individual ministers may date to the 1500s. Most christening records began in the late 1600s after King Christian's law of 1686, which made the registration of christenings mandatory for all of Norway. | ||
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==== What You Are Looking For ==== | ==== What You Are Looking For ==== | ||
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When looking for your ancestor's christening or baptism record, remember: | When looking for your ancestor's christening or baptism record, remember: | ||
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*Christening records are arranged chronologically. | *Christening records are arranged chronologically. | ||
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Did the minister identify both parents, and is the mother's maiden name given? Were additional event dates, such as marriage, death, and introduction of the mother, etc., given in the entry's margin? (The minister may have used symbols such as * for birth, oo for marriage, and + for death.) Did more than 2 to 3 years pass since the christening of the last child? If so, another child may have been born and christened in a neighboring parish or born and died before being christened. Did you search 5 years without finding any earlier christening entries of children? If you find no other entries, begin looking for the parents' marriage record. | Did the minister identify both parents, and is the mother's maiden name given? Were additional event dates, such as marriage, death, and introduction of the mother, etc., given in the entry's margin? (The minister may have used symbols such as * for birth, oo for marriage, and + for death.) Did more than 2 to 3 years pass since the christening of the last child? If so, another child may have been born and christened in a neighboring parish or born and died before being christened. Did you search 5 years without finding any earlier christening entries of children? If you find no other entries, begin looking for the parents' marriage record. | ||
<br>For help in verifying that you have the correct record entry, see Tip 5. | <br>For help in verifying that you have the correct record entry, see Tip 5. | ||
==== Tip 1 through 5. ==== | ==== Tip 1 through 5. ==== | ||
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'''Tip 1.''' ''How do I find the year my ancestor was christened?'' | '''Tip 1.''' ''How do I find the year my ancestor was christened?'' | ||
Any record listing an age in connection with the ancestor could be used to calculate a birth or christening year. These could include U.S. records such as death records, passenger lists, censuses, marriage license applications, and so forth. Norwegian records, such as confirmations, marriages, deaths, moving lists, and censuses, would also contain an age. | Any record listing an age in connection with the ancestor could be used to calculate a birth or christening year. These could include U.S. records such as death records, passenger lists, censuses, marriage license applications, and so forth. Norwegian records, such as confirmations, marriages, deaths, moving lists, and censuses, would also contain an age. | ||
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'''Tip 3.''' ''What if I can't read the record?'' | '''Tip 3.''' ''What if I can't read the record?'' | ||
Norwegian church records are usually written in the Norwegian language and include some Latin terms and phrases. The language used in the record may also be affected by: | Norwegian church records are usually written in the Norwegian language and include some Latin terms and phrases. The language used in the record may also be affected by: | ||
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'''Tip 4.''' ''How do I find the record for each brother and sister?'' | '''Tip 4.''' ''How do I find the record for each brother and sister?'' | ||
<br>Remember, within the family, one or more children may have the same given name(s). | <br>Remember, within the family, one or more children may have the same given name(s). | ||
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'''Tip 5.'''''How do I verify the christening of my direct-line ancestor?'' | '''Tip 5.'''''How do I verify the christening of my direct-line ancestor?'' | ||
<br>Because of the patronymic naming system, more than one family in a parish could have the same family name. Because the same children's given names are used in every family, several children with the same given and family names could have been christened within a few years of each other. To identify the correct direct-line ancestor and his or her parents: | <br>Because of the patronymic naming system, more than one family in a parish could have the same family name. Because the same children's given names are used in every family, several children with the same given and family names could have been christened within a few years of each other. To identify the correct direct-line ancestor and his or her parents: | ||