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 ==How to Search for ancestors if some information is known  ==
-*[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.
+*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927124?region=El+Salvador Search the online indexed records]. Limit your search by country of El Salvador, this will eliminate similar records from other countries.
-*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.
+*Search the [[El Salvador Civil Registrations]]. It is mostly indexed. Try a variety of searches with the ancestor's name, with or without parents' names, or just the parents' names.
-*Search for Death records, then Marriage records and then Birth records. These records might lead to the names of their parents.
+*Search for [[El Salvador Record Selection Table|Death records, then Marriage records and then Birth records]]. These records might lead to the names of their parents.
-*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.
+*Do not assume it must be your ancestor just because they show up in the results. Check it out carefully. A result should substantially match the information you already know to be considered your ancestor.
-*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 ==