Austria, Upper Austria, Family Records Compiled from Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

	This article describes a collection of historical records scheduled to become available at FamilySearch.org.
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Title in the Language of the Record[edit | edit source]

Österreich, Oberösterreich, Familienbogen

Record Description[edit | edit source]

This collection will include records from 1650-1900.

These records include family group records compiled from Roman Catholic parish registers from Upper Austria. Original records are in the Oberösterreichischen Landesarchiv, Linz, Austria.

Citation for This Collection[edit | edit source]

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Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.

Record Content[edit | edit source]

These records may contain the following information:

Names and ages of family members
Birth dates and locations
Marriage dates and locations
Death dates and locations

How to Use the Record[edit | edit source]

To search the collection:
⇒ Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page
⇒ Select the appropriate "Name Range" which takes you to the images.

Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

Keep in mind:

There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

For Help Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

These records are in German. For help reading the records, see the following wiki article:
German Word List

Related Websites[edit | edit source]

The Three R's of Researching Roman Catholic Church Records

Contributions to This Article[edit | edit source]

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Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections[edit | edit source]

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A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections.

Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection[edit | edit source]

“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata > San Ponciano > Matrimonios 1884-1886 > image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.