Russia, Simbirsk, Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Россия, Симбирской церкви Книги

Record Description
This collection contains images of births, baptisms, marriages, divorces, deaths, and burials in the province of Simbirsk (modern day Ulyanovsk). These records were acquired from the Ulyanovsk regional archive.

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Record Content
The key genealogical facts found on most baptism records include:

Основная генеалогическая информация, содержащаяся в записях о крещении, включает в себя: 


 * Date and place of baptism Дата и место крещения
 * Name of principal (usually an infant) Имя новорожденного
 * Age or date of birth of principal Возраст или дата рождения
 * Names of parents and their residence Имена родителей и их место проживания
 * Names of godparents Имена восприемников
 * Sometimes names of grandparents Иногда имена бабушек и дедушек
 * Witnesses Свидетели

The key genealogical facts found on most marriage records include:

Основная генеалогическая информация, содержащаяся в записях о браке, включает в себя:


 * Date and place of marriage Дата иместо бракосочетания
 * Names of bride and groom Имена жениха и невесты
 * Ages of bride and groom Возраст жениха и невесты
 * Names of parents Имена родителей
 * Residence of all involved Вероисповедание
 * Witnesses Свидетели

The key genealogical facts found on most death or burials records include:

Основная генеалогическая информация, содержащаяся в записях о смерти или погребении, включает в себя:


 * Place and date of burial Место и дата погребения
 * Names of the deceased Имена умерших
 * Place and date of death Место и дата смерти
 * Age of the deceased Возраст умершего
 * Cause of death Причина смерти
 * Residence Вероисповедание
 * Sometimes parents may be listed Иногда могут быть указаны родители

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 * The county where the birth/baptism, marriage, or death occurred.
 * The name of the person at the time of the event.
 * The approximate event date.
 * The event place.

Use the locator information found in the index (such as page, entry, or certificate number) to locate your ancestors in the records. Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination. 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.

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 * Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information.
 * Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each partner to find a couple's birth records and parents' names.
 * Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in census records.
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 * Occupations listed can lead you to employment records or other types of records such as military records.
 * Use the parent’s birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family.
 * The name of the officiator is a clue to their religion or area of residence in the county. However, ministers may have reported marriages performed in other counties.
 * Compile the marriage entries for every person who has the same surname as the bride or groom, this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual.
 * Continue to search the marriage records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the bride and groom who may have married in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify.
 * Use the marriage number to identify previous marriages.
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.

Keep in mind:


 * The information in marriage records is usually reliable, but depends upon the reliability of the informant.
 * Earlier records may not contain as much information as the records created after the late 1900.
 * There is also some variation in the information given from one marriage record to another record.

If you are unable to find the ancestors you are looking for, try the following:


 * Check for variant spellings of the surnames.
 * Search for the marriage record of the marriage partner if known.
 * Check for a different index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume.
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby counties.

Related Websites

 * The Russian Orthodox Church
 * Orthodox Christian Information Center

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“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.