Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions

*Using the date a will was released, look backward in time for the death record  

*Use the information in naturalization records to find passenger lists and other records from your ancestor’s homeland  

*Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information  

*Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each partner to find a couple's birth records and parents'names  

*Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in census records [[Brazil Census]]  

*The name of a marriage officiator is a clue to their religion or area of residence in the county. However, ministers may have reported marriages performed in other counties

*Compile the marriage entries for every person who has the same surname as the bride or groom; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual  

*Use the marital status to identify previous marriages  

*Witnesses often were relatives of the parents

*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct  

*For death records, the information in records is usually reliable, but depends upon the knowledge of the informant  

*For marriage and death records, name changes, shortened names, or nicknames may have been used by your ancestors, so pay attention to other relationships (parents, spouse, siblings, children, etc.) that can confirm whether you have the right person/record  

*Naturalization records are good for tracing your ancestors origins, i.e., where they moved from and when  

*Election and land records are used to trace your ancestors' migration, i.e., where they lived throughout their life, their economic situation, and their civil status  

*Continue to search the marriage records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the bride and groom who may have married in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify  

*Continue to search the indexes and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have lived in the same area or a nearby area

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