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== Collection Content ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
'''Nonconformist Record Indexes''' may contain the following information:  
'''Nonconformist Record Indexes''' may contain the following information:  


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*Record group (RG 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) view full details of a transcript or page image
*Record group (RG 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) view full details of a transcript or page image


 
==Collection Content==
===Sample Images===
===Sample Images===
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==


To begin your search through these records, it would be helpful if you knew any or all of the following information:  
To begin your search through these records, it is helpful to know:  


*Name of person  
*Name of person  
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*Religion  
*Religion  
*Approximate year and place of marriage or death  
*Approximate year and place of marriage or death  


=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === (Cut and Paste entire section)
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Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].


== 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? ===  
   
   
*Look at an image of the original record. The original may contain information that was not recorded in the index. To find a copy of the original record, visit the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Public Record Office]
*If possible, look at an image of the original record. The original may contain information that was not recorded in the index
*Use any date to locate the event in civil records
*Use the names of parents or other relatives to locate the family is census records


=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This can help you find possible relatives.
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This can help you find possible relatives
*Search the records of nearby areas.    
*Search the records of nearby areas   
*Check for other names. An individual might appear under an unexpected name for a variety of reasons:
*Check for other names. An individual might have been listed under a middle name, a nickname, or an abbreviation of their given name  
:- They might have been listed under a middle name, [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nicknamegiven-name-equivalents.htm nickname], or [[Abbreviations Found in Genealogy Records|abbreviation]] of their given name.
*A woman may have returned to her maiden name after the death of her husband.
:-A woman may have returned to her maiden name after the death of her husband.
 
 


== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
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