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 == Counties  ==
-'''Click on a county to go to that county's page:'''
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 == Research tools  ==
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 *Others?
-== Getting started with England research  ==
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-Have you ever wondered about one of your ancestors, perhaps you great grandpa? Do you know when or where he was living, or perhaps his christening or birth date, and the place? What if you don’t have this information? Your curiosity about Johnny is important and you want to know more about him. Being new to genealogy, you probably don’t know what to do to find more information. Do you know about him or her? Do you know when and where they lived? The Beginner’s Corner links to information that will help you get started. Choose from one of the following.
+Have you ever wondered about one of your ancestors, perhaps your great grandpa? Do you know when or where he was living, or perhaps the place and date of his birth? What if you don’t have this information? Your curiosity about him is important and you want to know more about him. Do you know where to start to find information? You may not know. Start by writing down what you do know. Ask your relatives what they remember about him. Some family tales are based in fact and should be considered. Perhaps it will be only an approximate time and place. [[Start_Family_History_by_Writing_What_is_Known|Write down]] the information you find out. The Beginner’s Corner links to information that will help you get started. Choose from one of the following.<br>
-To search for the right area of England your ancestral heritage is from you should first check for all the clues in the area that your relatives lived in "after they left England".
+*I want to find a [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/English_Birth%2C_Christening_or_Baptism_Date birth, christening or baptism].
-Look for any location in England that is mentioned in connection to your family members.
-Search first at your and your parents home. Ask family members, find their death notices, death certificates, marriage license and certificate information, social security applications, immigration and emigration records from England. Childrens' birth records, cemetery burial records, the old photographs and books they owned or were left in the family possession these can be clues.&nbsp;
-Remember schools were not available to all 19th century English people and your surname might vary in spelling. Check all information about&nbsp;your direct relative and any lateral relatives you can find. Keep your eye out for old country friends of the family they may be connected to your ancestral home. Some family tales are based in fact and should be considered.
-*I want to find a [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/English_Birth%2C_Christening_or_Baptism_Date birth, christening or baptism].
 *I want to find a [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/English_Marriage_Dates marriage].
 *I want to find a [[English Burial or Death Dates|death or burial]].
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