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===I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?=== | ===I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?=== | ||
*[[Mexico, Baja California and Baja California Sur, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] are also a good substitute when church records of births, marriages, and deaths cannot be found or are unavailable | *[[Mexico, Baja California and Baja California Sur, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] are also a good substitute when church records of births, marriages, and deaths cannot be found or are unavailable | ||
*A useful Coverage Table for Mexico Baptisms is available in the wiki article [[Mexico Baptisms, Coverage Table (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *A useful Coverage Table for Mexico Baptisms is available in the wiki article [[Mexico Baptisms, Coverage Table (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names. Transcription errors could occur in any handwritten record; also, it was not uncommon for an individual be listed under a nickname or an abbreviation of their name. Click here for a list of [http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/FHD/Community/en/FamilySearch/Handwriting/Spanish/Lesson2/SpanishNameAbbreviations.pdf Spanish name abbreviations] | *Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names. Transcription errors could occur in any handwritten record; also, it was not uncommon for an individual be listed under a nickname or an abbreviation of their name. Click here for a list of [http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/FHD/Community/en/FamilySearch/Handwriting/Spanish/Lesson2/SpanishNameAbbreviations.pdf Spanish name abbreviations] | ||
*New information is constantly being indexed, microfilmed or updated. Periodically check back to see if your ancestor’s records have been added. You can see if the area you’ve been looking in has been recently updated by going to [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list Historical Records Collections]. Watch for an asterisk for recently added or updated records | *New information is constantly being indexed, microfilmed or updated. Periodically check back to see if your ancestor’s records have been added. You can see if the area you’ve been looking in has been recently updated by going to [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list Historical Records Collections]. Watch for an asterisk for recently added or updated records | ||
=== Record Finder === | |||
*Consult the [[Mexico Record Finder]] Table to find other records | |||
== Known Issues with This Collection == | == Known Issues with This Collection == | ||