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==How to Search for ancestors if some information is known == | ==How to Search for ancestors if some information is known == | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927124?region=El+Salvador Search the indexed records]. | *[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927124?region=El+Salvador Search the indexed records]. Be sure to limit each search by country of El Salvador and the department, if you know it. This will eliminate similar records from other countries and other departments. | ||
*Search for Death records, then Marriage records and then Birth records. These records might lead to names of their parents. | *Search for the name of your ancestor. When the results appear, carefully go thru them. A result should match all the information that you know to be considered your ancestor. Do not assume it must be your ancestor just because they showed up in the results. | ||
*In Family Search, the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927124?region=El+Salvador El Salvador Civil Registration] is mostly indexed. To search these records, try a variety of searches with the ancestor's name, or with parents' names, or just by parents' surnames | *Search for Death records, then Marriage records and then Birth records. These records might lead to the names of their parents. | ||
*If you don't know the names of the parents, but you know the name of the spouse and/or the names of some of his children, begin with a marriage search | *In Family Search, the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927124?region=El+Salvador El Salvador Civil Registration] is mostly indexed. To search these records, try a variety of searches with the ancestor's name, or with parents' names, or just by parents' surnames. | ||
* | *If you don't know the names of the parents, but you know the name of the spouse and/or the names of some of his children, begin with a marriage search. | ||
*If you have an approximate birth date and place, search for Birth or Baptism records for one of their children, | |||
==How to Search for ancestors if none of the above works == | ==How to Search for ancestors if none of the above works == | ||