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Record types in this collection include parish registers, electoral registers, and nonconformist records, among others for the years 969-2007. Each type of record within the collection was created for a different purpose, but most were created to keep track of the vital events happening in the lives of the citizens and to safeguard their legal interests.  
Record types in this collection include parish registers, electoral registers, and nonconformist records, among others for the years 969-2007. Each type of record within the collection was created for a different purpose, but most were created to keep track of the vital events happening in the lives of the citizens and to safeguard their legal interests.  
=== Image Visibility ===
=== Image Visibility ===
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=== To Browse This Collection ===
=== To Browse This Collection ===
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
Given the variety of records within this collection, the information contained on each record may vary greatly. In general, these records may at least include:  
The following information may be found in these records:
*Full name of individual  
*Full name of individual  
*Names of parents, spouse, or other family members  
*Names of parents, spouse, or other family members  
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*Date of the event  
*Date of the event  
*Place of the event
*Place of the event
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
*Name of the person
*Name of the person
*Date range for the record  
*Date range for the record  
 
=== View the Images ===
=== View the Images ===  
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{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1918635 England, Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Miscellaneous Records, 1570-2005]. Some catalog records link to multiple digital image records. In this case, click on a digital image record to find a camera icon to see images.}}
{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1918635 England, Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Miscellaneous Records, 1570-2005]. Some catalog records link to multiple digital image records. In this case, click on a digital image record to find a camera icon to see images.}}
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
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]].
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, if possible. The online index entry only lists the most basic information from a record; the original may contain further information which was not included in the index
*Look at an image of the original record, if possible. The online index entry only lists the most basic information from a record; the original may contain further information which was not included in the index
*Save or print a copy of the image  
*Save or print a copy of the image  
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*Continue to search the index for people with the same surname to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives
*Continue to search the index for people with the same surname to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives
*Family members often appear on an individual's vital records, such as in the role of witnesses to a marriage
*Family members often appear on an individual's vital records, such as in the role of witnesses to a marriage
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===  
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===  
*Try variations of given names and surnames. An individual might have been listed under a middle name, a nickname, or an abbreviation of their given name  
*Try variations of given names and surnames. An individual might have been listed under a middle name, a nickname, or an abbreviation of their given name  
*Spelling was not standardized for much of the period of this collection, so names were often spelled as recorders heard them. Pay attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try spelling variations that could have that pronunciation  
*Spelling was not standardized for much of the period of this collection, so names were often spelled as recorders heard them. Pay attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try spelling variations that could have that pronunciation  
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*If looking for a parish register, remember that it is possible that the individual may not have records in the Church of England at all, but rather might have belonged to a nonconformist denomination. See the [[England Nonconformist Church Records]] page for more information on nonconformist records
*If looking for a parish register, remember that it is possible that the individual may not have records in the Church of England at all, but rather might have belonged to a nonconformist denomination. See the [[England Nonconformist Church Records]] page for more information on nonconformist records
*Alternatively, if looking for a nonconformist record, it is possible that the individual may not have records in a nonconformist denomination
*Alternatively, if looking for a nonconformist record, it is possible that the individual may not have records in a nonconformist denomination
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland]].
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland]].
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* [[England Record Finder]]
* [[England Record Finder]]
* [[England Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[England Research Tips and Strategies]]
== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
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== How Can I Contribute to the FamilySearch Wiki? ==
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