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<br>Family registers were created with data from the parish registers and should be used as a guide to search the actual church records for the ancestor’s christening, marriage, and burial information. Data of an ancestor can be searched by surname and place of residence. Make sure the record found is your ancestor; it is recommended to use the elimination system when more than one family has the same family name. After you have found the information for your ancestor, transfer the information onto your family history record. With this information, the data of siblings or other family members could also be researched.<br> | <br>Family registers were created with data from the parish registers and should be used as a guide to search the actual church records for the ancestor’s christening, marriage, and burial information. Data of an ancestor can be searched by surname and place of residence. Make sure the record found is your ancestor; it is recommended to use the elimination system when more than one family has the same family name. After you have found the information for your ancestor, transfer the information onto your family history record. With this information, the data of siblings or other family members could also be researched.<br> | ||
====For Help Reading These Records==== | ==== For Help Reading These Records ==== | ||
These records are in German. | These records are in German or Latin. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles: | ||
following wiki articles: | |||
*[[German Word List]] | *[[German Word List]] <br> | ||
*[[German Language and Languages]] | *[[German Language and Languages]] | ||
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List]] | |||
== Related Websites == | == Related Websites == | ||