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Most churches kept a record of their members, usually organized by village or street. The records contain members’ names, dates of confessions of faith, and dates of arrival from other parishes. They may also contain death dates, dates members left the parish, communion lists, or names of those attending catechism school. | == Membership Records [''Lidmaten''] == | ||
Most churches kept a record of their members, usually organized by village or street. The records contain members’ names, dates of confessions of faith, and dates of arrival from other parishes. They may also contain death dates, dates members left the parish, communion lists, or names of those partaking of the sacrament or attending catechism school. | |||
The records of members arriving or departing are of great value as they mention the town or parish the member came from or moved to, which helps to then locate further records. | The records of members arriving or departing are of great value as they mention the town or parish the member came from or moved to, which helps to then locate further records. | ||