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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
== Record Finder Table for England ==
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.


Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the England topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Obituaries
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
{|
|-
|
*Obituaries
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Biography|Biography]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|}
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*Obituaries
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Directories|Directories]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Societies|Societies]]
*Social media, Facebook, etc.
*White pages and Zabasearch.com
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Directories|Directories]]
*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
 
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Noble families
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| 
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Occupations|Occupations]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[England Biography|Biography]]
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Social Customs and Activities
*Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
|}
 
==Links to Instructions and Records by County==
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|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each county and parish:'''
|}
 
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!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|County Topic Articles Links
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|Parishes Links
 
|-
|[[Bedfordshire, England Genealogy|Bedfordshire County]]
|[[Bedfordshire  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Berkshire, England Genealogy|Berkshire County]]
|[[Berkshire  Parishes]]


Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
|-
|[[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire County]]
|[[Buckinghamshire  Parishes]]


{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|-
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''
|[[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire County]]
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''
|[[Cambridgeshire  Parishes]]
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
 
|-
|-
| Age
|[[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire County]]
|[[Isle of Man Census|Census]]  
|[[Cheshire  Parishes]]
| [[Isle of Man Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Isle of Man Church Records|Church Records]], [[Isle of Man Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 
|-
|-
| Birth date and birthplace
|[[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall County]]
| [[Isle of Man Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Isle of Man Church Records|Church Records]]
|[[Cornwall  Parishes]]
| [[Isle of Man Census|Census]], [[Isle of Man Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 
|-
|-
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
|[[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland County]]
| [[Isle of Man Parishes|Parishes]]
|[[Cumberland  Parishes]]
|
 
|-
|-
| Death information
|[[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire County]]
|[[Isle of Man Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Isle of Man Church Records|Church Records]]  
|[[Derbyshire  Parishes]]
|[[Isle of Man Biography|Biography]], [[Isle of Man Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Isle of Man Wills and Probate|Wills and Probate]]
 
|-
|-
| Emigration information
|[[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon County]]
| [[Isle of Man Census|Census]]
|[[Devon  Parishes]]
| [[Isle of Man Biography|Biography]]
 
|-
|-
| Historical background
|[[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset County]]
| [[Isle of Man History|History]]
|[[Dorset  Parishes]]
|
 
|-
|-
| Language helps
|[[Durham, England Genealogy|Durham County]]
| [[Isle of Man Language and Languages|Language]]
|[[Durham  Parishes]]
|
 
|-
|-
| Living relatives
|[[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex County]]
| [[Isle of Man Societies|Societies]]
|[[Essex  Parishes]]
|
 
|-
|-
| Maiden name 
|[[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire County]]
| [[Isle of Man Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Isle of Man Church Records|Church Records]]
|[[Gloucestershire  Parishes]]
| [[Isle of Man Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Isle of Man Wills and Probate|Wills and Probate]]
 
|-
|-
| Marriage information
|[[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire County]]
| [[Isle of Man Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Isle of Man Church Records|Church Records]]
|[[Hampshire  Parishes]]
| [[Isle of Man Census|Census]]
 
|-
|-
| Naming customs
|[[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire County]]
|[[Isle of Man Names Personal|Names, Personal]]
|[[Herefordshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Hertfordshire, England Genealogy|Hertfordshire County]]
|[[Hertfordshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy|Huntingdonshire County]]
|[[Huntingdonshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent County]]
|[[Kent  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire County]]
|[[Lancashire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire County]]
|[[Leicestershire  Parishes]]
 
|}
|
|
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|-
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|County Topic Articles Links
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|Parishes Links
|-
|[[Lincolnshire, England Genealogy|Lincolnshire County]]
|[[Lincolnshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[London, England Genealogy|London County]]
|[[London Parishes]]
|-
|[[Middlesex, England Genealogy|Middlesex County]]
|[[Middlesex Parishes]]
|-
|[[Norfolk, England Genealogy|Norfolk County]]
|[[Norfolk Parishes]]
|-
|-
| Noble families
|[[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire County]]
|[[Isle of Man Biography|Biography]]
|[[Northamptonshire Parishes]]
|[[Isle of Man Court Records|Court Records]], [[Isle of Man Wills and Probate|Wills and Probate]], [[Isle of Man Land and Property|Land and Property]]  
|-
|-
| Occupations
|[[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland County]]
|[[Isle of Man Census|Census]], [[Isle of Man Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Isle of Man Church Records|Church Records]]
|[[Northumberland Parishes]]
| [[Isle of Man Court Records|Court Records]], [[Isle of Man Wills and Probate|Wills and Probate]]
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
|[[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire County]]  
|[[Isle of Man Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Isle of Man Church Records|Church Records]], [[Isle of Man Census|Census]], [[Isle of Man Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
|[[Nottinghamshire Parishes]]
|[[Isle of Man Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Isle of Man Church Records|Church Records]],
|-
|-
| Physical description
|[[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire County]]
|  
|[[Oxfordshire Parishes]]
|  
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
|[[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland County]]
| [[Isle of Man Parishes|Parishes]]
|[[Rutland Parishes]]
|
|-
|-
| Places of residence
|[[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire County]]
| [[Isle of Man Census|Census]], [[Isle of Man Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Isle of Man Church Records|Church Records]], [[Isle of Man Directories|Directories]], [[Isle of Man Voting Lists|Voting Lists]]
|[[Shropshire Parishes]]
| [[Isle of Man Court Records|Court Records]], [[Isle of Man Wills and Probate|Wills and Probate]], [[Isle of Man Land and Property|Land and Property]],
|-
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
|[[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset County]]
| [[Isle of Man Biography|Biography]]
|[[Somerset Parishes]]
|  
|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
|[[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire County]]
| [[Isle of Man Parishes|Parishes]]
|[[Staffordshire Parishes]]
|
|-
|-
| Religion
|[[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk County]]
| [[Isle of Man Church Records|Church Records]]  
|[[Suffolk Parishes]]
|  
|-
 
|[[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey County]]
|[[Surrey Parishes]]
|-
|[[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex County]]
|[[Sussex Parishes]]
|-
|[[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire County]]
|[[Warwickshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland County]]
|[[Westmorland Parishes]]
|-
|[[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire County]]
|[[Wiltshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire County]]
|[[Worcestershire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|Yorkshire County]]
|[[Yorkshire Parishes]]
|}
|}
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