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== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
*The information given on a birth or death certificate is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to determine the accuracy of the record | *The information given on a birth or death certificate is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to determine the accuracy of the record | ||
*If you are unable to locate a vital records recorded by civil governments; search for a church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A Family Bible may have been used to record family births, marriages and deaths. | |||
*If you are of African American desent the records for your ancestors may be in separate vital records files with separate indexes. | |||
*Privacy laws restrict access to the records of living individuals, the individual must apply for their records, parents may be permitted to obtain a record for a child. | |||
*If a baby's survival was questioned, a birth certificate may not have been created. | *If you are unable to locate a vital records recorded by civil governments; search for a church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A Family Bible may have been used to record family births, marriages and deaths. | ||
*If you are of African American desent the records for your ancestors may be in separate vital records files with separate indexes. | |||
*Privacy laws restrict access to the records of living individuals, the individual must apply for their records, parents may be permitted to obtain a record for a child. | |||
*If a baby's survival was questioned, a birth certificate may not have been created. | |||
*Check [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Periodical_Source_Index_%28PERSI%29 PERSI] for your difficult to find family member. | *Check [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Periodical_Source_Index_%28PERSI%29 PERSI] for your difficult to find family member. | ||