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[[Image:Flag of England.png|border|right|120px|Flag of England.png]] '''England''' is a one of the four constituent countries of the [[United Kingdom]] (together with [[Scotland]], [[Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]]). It has a history that goes back over a thousand years. In 1707, the Kingdom of England joined the [[Scotland|Kingdom of Scotland]] in union to become the [[Great Britain|Kingdom of Great Britain]]. | [[Image:Flag of England.png|border|right|120px|Flag of England.png]] '''England''' is a one of the four constituent countries of the [[United Kingdom]] (together with [[Scotland]], [[Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]]). It has a history that goes back over a thousand years. In 1707, the Kingdom of England joined the [[Scotland|Kingdom of Scotland]] in union to become the [[Great Britain|Kingdom of Great Britain]]. | ||
== Counties == | == Counties == | ||
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{{main|England Getting Started}} | |||
== Beginner's Corner == | |||
The Beginner’s Corner links to information that will help you get started researching your English ancestors. Choose from one of the following: | |||
*I want to find a [[English Birth, Christening or Baptism Date|birth, christening or baptism]]. | |||
*I want to find a [[English Marriage Dates|marriage]]. | |||
*I want to find a [[English Burial or Death Dates|death or burial]]. | |||
*I want to know about [[Finding How My English Family Lived|how my family lived]]. | |||
== Featured Resources == | |||
*'''Article:''' [[England Probate Records]] | |||
*'''Browse by topic:''' [[:Category:England|All pages for England]] | |||
*'''Database of British Jews:''' [[Jewish Knowles Collection|'''The Knowles Collection''']] - was last updated with now over 300,000 entries. | |||
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== Research tools == | == Research tools == | ||
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Here's an article entitled "[[A Checklist of Compiled Sources and Where to Find Them|A Checklist of Compiled Sources and Where to Find Them]]" that's specifically focused to aiding researchers--beginners to professional--who want to learn of compiled genealogical data on (i.e. immigrant) ancestry from England and Great Britain in general.<br>This article shares numerous resources such as gateway websites which provide access to ultimately billions of names that researchers worldwide have gathered and shared online or in major archives on British ancestry. | Here's an article entitled "[[A Checklist of Compiled Sources and Where to Find Them|A Checklist of Compiled Sources and Where to Find Them]]" that's specifically focused to aiding researchers--beginners to professional--who want to learn of compiled genealogical data on (i.e. immigrant) ancestry from England and Great Britain in general.<br>This article shares numerous resources such as gateway websites which provide access to ultimately billions of names that researchers worldwide have gathered and shared online or in major archives on British ancestry. | ||
'''For LDS tracing LDS Ancestry in England''' | '''For LDS tracing LDS Ancestry in England''' It must be noted that early (historical) branch and ward records of membership, records of baptisms, marriages (and some deaths) have not been indexed. | ||
It must be noted that early (historical) branch and ward records of membership, records of baptisms, marriages (and some deaths) have not been indexed. | |||
=== Help Wanted === | === Help Wanted === | ||