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4 +1 | family book |
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4 | family relationship record |
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Family register definition |
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family book Explanation: Just say "family book." It's what it is. There's no specific English equivalent other than that, and that's the best and most direct translation to use. It's the records of births, baptisms, etc. kept for a specific family in a church. It used to be the standard way of keeping genealogical records. Note: If you type "familjebok" into Google, you'll find references to "Nordisk familjebok," a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1876 and 1957. Ignore that information, it is misleading :) You could say "family register," I don't think there's a specific, official English translation. But "family book" is just as good. |
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family relationship record Explanation: Skatteverket in Sweden has had to deal with records proving family relationship when registering immigrants. They have chosen to call these records "familjebok", but in English I think something more descriptive-explanatory would be needed. Examples using the suggested term are here: https://tinyurl.com/y9partrk |
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Reference: Family register definition Reference information: "A family register (also known in several variations, such as household register and family album, and, when discussing non-anglophone countries, the native-language names of the registers such as Familienbuch in Germany ... ) is a civil registry used in many countries to track information of a genealogical or family-centric legal interest." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_register |
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