New Jersey Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records/Known Issues

Known Issues
Question #1: When I searched for my ancestor, the Source Film Number 1455522 does not contain birth records for 1897 according to the Catalog Film Notes. Will you verify the film number? Answer #1: It is possible that Batch C59558-2 (Saint Michael Catholic Church, Union City, Hudson, New Jersey) may be associated with two films and that only one was listed: • Film 1455521: Combined 1861-1865 (No marriage index) (baptisms, confirmations, marriages) Combined 1865-1873 (St. Paul) (baptisms &amp; marriages mixed) Combined 1865-1898 Baptisms 1876-1901 • Film 1455522: Baptisms 1901-1906 Baptisms 1906-1908 Baptisms 1908-1913 (English) Baptisms 1913-1917 (English) Marriages 1865-1877 (no index) Marriages 1877-1908 Marriages 1908-1921 Communion 1887-1911 (English with index)

Question #2: I have found death information associated with birth and christening records. Is this correct? Answer #2: Batch C05093-2 (Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey) has lots of death dates that were indexed with the birth and christening records. Film 494244: Births Gloucester-Middlesex v. 62 1899-1900 (New Jersey index to records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1848-1900) is associated with Batch C05093-2. There is an unlabeled column on the original page following a column labeled "Medical attendant". The unlabeled column contains dates that the indexer has put into the death date field. The month is often the same (March, June, or December) whenever it is listed. To date, it has not been determined if the data in this column is really a date of death or some other date.

Question #3: While searching for my ancestors, the record details page has the Source Film Number listed as unknown. How can I determine the correct film number? Answer #3: To determine the correct film number,


 * Go to the Catalog and perform a Keyword (beta) search using “New Jersey index to records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1848-1900”
 * Next, click on the search result link and view the available records under Film Notes. Search for the county and year of birth as found on the record detail page.
 * Click on the desired film number link to go to Online Film Ordering. There you can order the film for viewing at a FamilySearch Center near you.

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