France, Pyrénées-Orientales, Parish and Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Parish and civil registration records from Pyrénées-Orientales, including, baptism, birth, marriage, and death records. The records are mixed together in each registry book.

Reading These Records
These records are written in French. For help reading them see:
 * France Language and Languages
 * French Genealogical Word List
 * French Handwriting
 * Script Tutorial for French

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Birth
 * Birthdate
 * Birthplace
 * Name of child
 * Gender
 * Father's name
 * Mother's surname

Marriage
 * Bride's name
 * Bride's age and birthdate
 * Father's name
 * Mother's surname
 * Father's name
 * Groom's name
 * Groom's age and birthdate
 * Father's name
 * Mother's surname

Death
 * Name of deceased
 * Birthdate
 * Birthplace
 * Age at the time of death
 * Place of death
 * Date of death
 * Spouse's name
 * Father's name
 * Mother's name

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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 research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the age of the person to find an approximate birth year to search church records
 * Carefully evaluate each piece of information given and save a copy or transcription of the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details such as a title, an occupation, or land ownership
 * Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Consult the France Record Finder to find other records
 * Switch to a different record collection, such as civil registration or church records. Depending on the time period, one or the other collection may be more helpful
 * While searching, it is helpful to know the ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships
 * Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name and that people may have been recorded with a variation of their name

Research Helps

 * France Guided Research
 * France Record Finder
 * France Research Tips and Strategies

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

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 * France Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * France Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * France Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records

Citing This Collection
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