Whenever you find an index entry for a record or a transcription of a record, view the actual item. Transcribers and indexers make mistakes, leave items out, etc.

We’ve mentioned this before, but it is worth repeating. This post on the German parish records at Ancestry.com makes the point pretty well. 

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