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Effective use of church records includes the following strategies: | Effective use of church records includes the following strategies: | ||
*When you find an ancestor’s birth or baptismal record, search for the births of siblings.<br> | *When you find an ancestor’s birth or baptismal record, search for the births of siblings.<br> | ||
*Search for the parents’ marriage record. Typically, the marriage took place one or two years before the oldest child was born. You can also use information from the marriage record to find the parents’ birth records. | *Search for the parents’ marriage record. Typically, the marriage took place one or two years before the oldest child was born. You can also use information from the marriage record to find the parents’ birth records. | ||
*Search for the parent’s birth records. | *Search for the parent’s birth records. | ||
*If you do not find earlier generations in the parish registers, search neighboring parishes.<br> | *If you do not find earlier generations in the parish registers, search neighboring parishes.<br> | ||
*Search the death registers for all family members. | *Search the death registers for all family members. | ||
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*'''Jewish [''Ebrei''].''' Jewish records are somewhat sparse. Two main record sources are available: the book of circumcisions and the marriage books. To identify where these records are today, contact an Israeli consulate. See also the "[[Italy Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]" section of this outline. | *'''Jewish [''Ebrei''].''' Jewish records are somewhat sparse. Two main record sources are available: the book of circumcisions and the marriage books. To identify where these records are today, contact an Israeli consulate. See also the "[[Italy Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]" section of this outline. | ||
[[Category:Italy|C]] | [[Category:Italy|C]] [[Category:Roman Catholics]] | ||