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Czechia Finding Death Information (view source)
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#''Search the '''entire''' family'': It may be tempting to only research your direct line ancestor, but with Czech ancestors, it is very important that you search for the entire family at the same time. Quite often you will find the death date (or possible time period) of your ancestor on the confirmation record of a child (not your direct line), the death record of a parent, etc., that you would have otherwise missed had you been researching only your direct line. | #''Search the '''entire''' family'': It may be tempting to only research your direct line ancestor, but with Czech ancestors, it is very important that you search for the entire family at the same time. Quite often you will find the death date (or possible time period) of your ancestor on the confirmation record of a child (not your direct line), the death record of a parent, etc., that you would have otherwise missed had you been researching only your direct line. | ||
#''Use censuses to narrow down a time frame'': Although census records will not tell you the exact date of a person's death, they are one of the best records to help narrow down when an ancestor died. | #''Use censuses to narrow down a time frame'': Although census records will not tell you the exact date of a person's death, they are one of the best records to help narrow down when an ancestor died. | ||
#''Research the children'': Many times, after a parent reached a certain age, they would either end up moving in with a child or the child would move in with them. The parent could have gone to any one of the children before he or she died; therefore, it is important to track the children. | #''Research the children'': Many times, after a parent reached a certain age, they would either end up moving in with a child or the child would move in with them. The parent could have gone to any one of the children before he or she died; therefore, it is important to track the children. | ||
#''Stillborns are almost always recorded'': Still born is a bit of a loose term used in the Czech records. Even a child who lived for a couple of minutes could be considered stillborn. Despite how long they lived, or didn't live, stillborns are usually recorded in either the birth or death records, or both. | #''Stillborns are almost always recorded'': Still born is a bit of a loose term used in the Czech records. Even a child who lived for a couple of minutes could be considered stillborn. Despite how long they lived, or didn't live, stillborns are usually recorded in either the birth or death records, or both. | ||
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If you still cannot find the death information try the following records. These records may not give an actual death date or place, but they can give clues. | If you still cannot find the death information try the following records. These records may not give an actual death date or place, but they can give clues. | ||
#[[ | #[[Czech Republic Census|<u>Censuses</u>]]: As discussed in ''Step 2'', censuses can be used to narrow down the time period an individual passed away.<br> | ||
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