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== Washington Research Strategies == | |||
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Washington<br> | Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Washington<br> | ||
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*[[How to Find Washington Death Records|How to find Washington Death Records]] | *[[How to Find Washington Death Records|How to find Washington Death Records]] | ||
== Washington Research Tips == | |||
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Washington. | These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Washington:<br> | ||
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in 1907, with full compliance of registration by 1917.<ref>''Washington Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 18. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Washington.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | |||
*'''''County registration:''''' Although a few counties began recording births and deaths several years earlier, most Washington counties began keeping records in 1891 until 1906 when the state took over.<ref>''Washington Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 18. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Washington.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | |||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Washington Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Washington. | |||
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'''Substitute Records:''' | |||
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*'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event. | |||
*'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help verify information. | |||
*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Washington Substitute Records|Washington Substitute Records]] for more information. | |||
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'''Finding Parents:''' | |||
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*'''''Death records:''''' Death records as early as 1891 and after 1907 when the state took over registration, all required information about the deceased's birth and parents' information. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. | |||
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Washington Newspapers]] and [[Washington Obituaries]] for more information. | |||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Washington Church Records]] for more information. | |||
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'''Census Records:''' | |||
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*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Washington Census|Washington Census Records]] for more information. | |||
*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. | |||
*'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. | |||
== Further Washington Research == | |||
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Washington Record Finder]].''' | *'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Washington Record Finder]].''' | ||
*For online record collections, go to [[Washington Online Genealogy Records|'''Washington Online Genealogy Records.''']] | *For online record collections, go to [[Washington Online Genealogy Records|'''Washington Online Genealogy Records.''']] | ||
*For more research on Washington, including research at the county level, visit the [[Washington, United States Genealogy|'''Washington''']] page on the Research Wiki. | *For more research on Washington, including research at the county level, visit the [[Washington, United States Genealogy|'''Washington''']] page on the Research Wiki. | ||
*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/58?region=United%20States%20of%20America '''Washington record collections'''] at FamilySearch.<br> | *Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/58?region=United%20States%20of%20America '''Washington record collections'''] at FamilySearch.<br> | ||
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[[Category:Washington Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | [[Category:Washington Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||
[[Category:United States Research Strategies]] | [[Category:United States Research Strategies]] | ||
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