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This table can help you decide which records to search in [[Ontario Genealogy|Ontario]]. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.
[[Category:Ontario, Canada]]
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1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.  
== Record Finder Table for Ontario ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.  
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Ontario topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
===Vital Events ===
 
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4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.
 
Note: Records of previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.
 
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{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|-
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]], [[Ontario Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]], [[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Birth date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]],[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | [[Ontario Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]], [[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]], [[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Ontario Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Ontario Biography|Biography]],
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Ontario History|History,]] [[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | [[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Ontario Census|Census]], [[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]], [[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]], [[Ontario Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ontario Loyalist Records|Loyalists]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Death
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]], Obituaries
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Loyalist Records|Loyalists]]
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Ethnic background
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Minorities,[[Canada Native Races|Native Races]], [[Ontario Societies|Societies]], [[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]], [[Ontario Census|Census]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration,]] [[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Ontario Directories|Directories]]
*[[Ontario Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | French terms
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Language and Languages
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]], [[Ontario Vital Records|Vital Records]],&nbsp;
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | [[Ontario History|History]], [[Ontario Historical Geography|Historical Geography]], [[Ontario Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], Minorities
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]], [[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Ontario Biography|Biography]], [[Ontario Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy,]] [[Ontario Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
 
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]  
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions)
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[Ontario Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Ontario Directories|Directories]], [[Ontario Court Records|Court Records]], Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]], [[Ontario Biography|Biography]],[[Ontario Societies|Societies]], [[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]], [[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Maiden name, alias names
| align="left" | Residence
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]], [[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]; [[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]; [[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]; Names, Personal
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[Ontario Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]],&nbsp; [[Ontario Census|Census]], [[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]], [[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Ontario Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]], [[Ontario Directories|Directories]], [[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Ontario Vital Records|Vital Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Ontario Biography|Biography]], [[Ontario Court Records|Court Records]], [[Ontario Business Records and Commerce|Business Records and Commerce]]
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
*[[Canada First Nations|First Nations]]
*[[Ontario Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ontario Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | [[Ontario Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]], [[Ontario Census|Census]], [[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Ontario Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Obituaries, [[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]],&nbsp;[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Directories|Directories]]
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ontario Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Religion
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]], [[Ontario Biography|Biography]]  
 
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Ontario Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy,]] [[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | [[Ontario Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Ontario Maps|Maps]], [[Ontario History|History]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Ontario Historical Geography|Historical Geography]], [[Ontario Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]  
 
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Places of residence
| align="left" | Physical description
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]], [[Ontario Land and Property|Land and Property]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario History|History]], [[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the province
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> (after 1915)
| align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]] (indexed), [[Ontario Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]], [[Ontario Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Ontario Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*
| align="left" | [[Ontario Biography|Biography]], [[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Ontario History|History]], [[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Ontario Directories|Directories]]
|-  
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Political subdivision origins and boundaries
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Ontario Maps|Maps]], [[Ontario Directories|Directories]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario History|History,]] [[Ontario Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | [[Ontario Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Ontario Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Ontario Societies|Societies]]
| align="left" | [[Ontario History|History,]] [[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Record-finding aids
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[Ontario Societies|Societies]]  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]], [[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]], [[Ontario History|History]]
| align="left" | [[Ontario Biography|Biography,]] [[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], Obituaries
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Social activities
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario History|History]], [[Ontario Biography|Biography]], [[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Ontario Societies|Societies]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Ontario Directories|Directories]], Obituaries
|}
|}
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