England, Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions

Line 94: Line 94:
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Look at an image of the original record, if possible. The online index entry only lists the most basic information from a record; the original may contain further information which was not included in the index
*Look at an image of the original record, if possible. The online index entry only lists the most basic information from a record; the original may contain further information which was not included in the index
*Save or print a copy of the image  
*Save or print a copy of the image  
Line 101: Line 102:
*Continue to search the index for people with the same surname to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives
*Continue to search the index for people with the same surname to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives
*Family members often appear on an individual's vital records, such as in the role of witnesses to a marriage
*Family members often appear on an individual's vital records, such as in the role of witnesses to a marriage
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===  
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===  
*Try variations of given names and surnames. An individual might have been listed under a middle name, a nickname, or an abbreviation of their given name  
*Try variations of given names and surnames. An individual might have been listed under a middle name, a nickname, or an abbreviation of their given name