Vital, census, military records? What do they all mean? Listed here is an explanation of the types of records which explore each of the major genealogy records in-depth. This list includes:
Oral histories, Family Records, Genealogy and Technology, Vital Records, Religious Records, Cemetery Records, Census Records, Military Records, Newspapers and Probate Records.
A.) A vital event in the life of a person includes birth, death and marriage.
B.) A biographical event or personal description and relationship of a person include events such as adoption, burial, citizenship, city or parish of foreign birth, debt, divorce, illness, imprisonment, living relatives, migration, military service, naming customs, occupation, orphaned, place where lived, property, public or legal transactions, religious activity, school, servitude, personal descriptions, characterizations and relationships (such as age, relatives, maiden name and physical descriptions.)
C.) Background information about a place, group or subject includes history, geography, culture, language, facts, record repositories and instructions
When approaching your record search, choose first a record from category A for vital information, secondly B for biographical information and thirdly, C for background information.
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