Australia, New South Wales and Capital Territory Masonic Registers and Card Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions

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When searching the index it is helpful to know the following:  
When searching the index it is helpful to know the following:  
*The lodge attended  
*The lodge attended  
*The name of the person  
*The name of the person  
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When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. For example:  
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. For example:  
*Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find birth records and parents' names.  
*Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find birth records and parents' names.  
*Use the birth date or age along with the residence to find the family in census records or church records.  
*Use the birth date or age along with the residence to find the family in census records or church records.  
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If you are unable to find the ancestors you are looking for, try the following:  
If you are unable to find the ancestors you are looking for, try the following:  
*Check for variant spellings of the surnames.  
*Check for variant spellings of the surnames.  
*Check for a different index.  
*Check for a different index.  
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