French Records Extraction Manual

= CONTENTS =

Chapter 2: PARISH CHRISTENING AND CIVIL BIRTH ENTRIES.......................11
Marginal Notation …………………………………….………………………………............14

Date Phrase .........................................................................................................14

Ceremony  Phrase................................................................................................15

Officiating Agent Phrase ....................................................................................... 17

Child Phrase ........................................................................................................18

Sex and Legitimacy Phrase ...................................................................................18

Parent's Phrase......................................................................................................19

Occupations...........................................................................................................19

Godparents or Grandparents and Warning Phrase in Parish Entries.............................20

Witness Phrase in Civil Entries ................................................................................20

Certification Phrase ................................................................................................21

Summary ...............................................................................................................22

Chapter 3: MARRIAGE ENTRIES .........................................................................25
Marginal Notation ...................................................................................................30

Locality Phrase .........................................................…………………………………...30

Date Phrase ...........................................................................................................31

Officiating Agent Phrase ......................................................................................... 31

Ceremony Phrase ...................................................................................................32

Confession and Wedding Mass ................................................................................34

Groom's Information ................................................................................................34

Bride's Information ..................................................................................................35

Godparents and Witnesses......................................................................................37

Certification and Seals............................................................................................ 37

Summary...............................................................................................................38

Chapter 4: OTHER ENTRIES................................................................................41
Death or Burial Records...........................................................................................42

Stillborn Entries .................................................................................................... 43

Marriage Information and Engagements ……………………………………….................. 43

Name Changes and Legitimations ………………………………………………................ 43

Confirmation Records..............................................................................................44

Signatures .............................................................................................................44

Extracts ................................................................................................................44

General Instructions................................................................................................44

Chapter 5: FRENCHDWRITING AND SPELLING................................................ 47
Introduction ...........................................................................................................47

Elements of Handwriting Style ................................................................................48

Chapter 6: NAME IDENTIFICATION.................................................................... 61
Introduction .......................................................................................................... 61

Techniques for Locating Names ………………………………………………………………61

Identifying Names …...............................................................................................62

Titles ....................................................................................................................63

Terms Denoting Relationship ..................................................................................64

Chapter 7: GENDER .......................................................................................... 67
Phrases Denoting Gender .......................................................................................67

Marginal Notations ................................................................................................ 68

Chapter 8: DATES ............................................................................................. 69
Overview of Calendar Systems ............................................................................... 69

Numbers ...............................................................................................................70

Years .................................................................................................................. .71

Roman Numerals……………………………………………………………………............... 76

Variations in Dates …………………………………………………………………….......... .76

Fixed Feast Days ................................................................................................. 76

Complementary Days …………………………………………….……………………...........77

Ecclesiastical Calendars ……………………………………………………………………….77

Conversion Chart for the French Republican Calendar ............................................... 79

Chapter 9: PUTTING IT ALL INTO PRACTICE ................................................ 83
Extraction Techniques: Summary........... …........................................................... 83

Extraction Techniques: Using a Names Catalog ......................................................84

Putting it All Into Practice ..................................................................................... 84

APPENDIX 8: COMMON ABBREVIATIONS .................................................. 159
Given Names .................................................................................................... 160