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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.
This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.  


* Step 1. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. Decide what information you would like to learn about that person. This new information is your research goal.
Step 1. '''In column 1''' select a research goal. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person?
* Step 2. In column 1 of this table, find the goal you selected.
* Step 3. In column 2 of this table, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need; then read the sections in this outline about those types of records.
* Step 4. Look in the Family History Library Catalog and choose a specific record to search.
* Step 5. Look at the record.
* Step 6. If you do not find the information you need, return to column 3 and search those record types. Note:Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but they are not listed unless they are especially helpful.


Step 2. '''In column 2''' find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
:&gt; Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. They explain what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find them in the Family History Library Catalog. Some records are not at the library. <br><br>


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Step 3. '''In column 3''' find additional record types that may be useful. <br>
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:&gt; Records of previous research (such as Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.<br><br>
! align="left" | 1. If You Need
 
! align="left" | 2. Search These Record Types First
 
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{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="100%"
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! align="left" | 1. If You Need  
! align="left" | 2. Search These Record Types First  
! align="left" | 3. Search These Record Types Next
! align="left" | 3. Search These Record Types Next
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England  Civil Registration| Civil Registration]], [[England  Church Records| Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England  Obituaries| Obituaries]], [[England  Military Records| Military Records]]
|- 
| align="left" | Birth date
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England  Church Records| Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England  Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England  Military Records| Military Records]], [[England  Occupations| Occupations]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Civil Registration| Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records| Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England Occupations| Occupations]], [[England Military Records| Military Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-  
|-
| align="left" | Place of foreign birth (not England)
| align="left" | Birth date
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Census| Census]]
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England Military Records| Military Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England Occupations|Occupations]]
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace  
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Occupations|Occupations]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Place of foreign birth (not England)  
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Census|Census]]  
| align="left" | [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parish, district, and county boundaries
| align="left" | Parish, district, and county boundaries  
| align="left" | [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| align="left" | [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
| align="left" | [[England Maps|Maps]], [[England History| History]]
| align="left" | [[England Maps|Maps]], [[England History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death
| align="left" | Death  
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records| Church Records]], [[England Obituaries| Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England Cemeteries| Cemeteries]]
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
| align="left" | [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Court Records| Court Records]], [[England Land and Property| Land and Property]], [[England Military Records | Military Records ]]
| align="left" | [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Court Records|Court Records]], [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | Historical background  
| align="left" | [[England History|History]], [[England Genealogy| Genealogy]]
| align="left" | [[England History|History]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
| align="left" | [[England Church History|Church History]]
| align="left" | [[England Church History|Church History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| align="left" | See research outline for country to which ancestor immigrated
| align="left" | See research outline for country to which ancestor immigrated  
| align="left" | [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England Church Records| Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Living relatives  
| align="left" | [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Civil Registration| Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
| align="left" | [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England Periodicals| Periodicals]]
| align="left" | [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Maiden name  
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records| Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England Cemeteries| Cemeteries]]
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
| align="left" | Marriage  
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Civil Registration| Civil Registration]], [[England Genealogy| Genealogy]], [[England Periodicals| Periodicals]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
| align="left" | [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Biography| Biography]], [[England Nobility| Nobility]], [[England Cemeteries| Cemeteries]]
| align="left" | [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Nobility|Nobility]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Occupation  
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Census| Census]], [[England Directories| Directories]], [[England Civil Registration| Civil Registration]], [[England Occupations| Occupations]], [[England Probate Records| Probate Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Census|Census]], [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Occupations|Occupations]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
| align="left" | [[England Court Records|Court Records]], [[England Obituaries| Obituaries]], [[England Officials and Employees| Officials and Employees]], [[England Military Records| Military Records]], [[England Taxation| Taxation]]
| align="left" | [[England Court Records|Court Records]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Officials and Employees|Officials and Employees]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members  
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Obituaries| Obituaries]], [[England Probate Records| Probate Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England Civil Registration| Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England Court Records| Court Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England Court Records|Court Records]]  
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England Civil Registration| Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Place-finding aids  
| align="left" | [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[England Directories| Directories]], [[England Maps| Maps]]
| align="left" | [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Maps|Maps]]  
| align="left" | [[England History|History]], [[England Taxation| Taxation]], [[England Land and Property| Land and Property]], [[England Periodicals| Periodicals]]
| align="left" | [[England History|History]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]], [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Places of residence
| align="left" | Places of residence  
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Church Records| Church Records]], [[England Directories| Directories]]  
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Directories|Directories]]  
| align="left" | [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Probate Records| Probate Records]], [[England Taxation| Taxation]]
| align="left" | [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place of residence when you know only the county
| align="left" | Place of residence when you know only the county  
| align="left" | [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Census| Census]], [[England Probate Records| Probate Records]], [[England Civil Registration| Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Census|Census]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Taxation| Taxation]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)  
| align="left" | [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Genealogy| Genealogy]], [[England Societies| Societies]]
| align="left" | [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England Societies|Societies]]  
| align="left" | [[England Nobility|Nobility]], [[England Periodicals| Periodicals]]
| align="left" | [[England Nobility|Nobility]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Record-finding aids
| align="left" | Record-finding aids  
| align="left" | [[England Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[England Genealogy| Genealogy]]
| align="left" | [[England Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
| align="left" | [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England Periodicals| Periodicals]]
| align="left" | [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Biography| Biography]], [[England Obituaries| Obituaries]], [[England Civil Registration| Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
| align="left" | [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England Genealogy| Genealogy]], [[England History| History]], [[England Probate Records| Probate Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England History|History]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|}
|}


{{Place|England}}
{{Place|England}}  


[[Category:England|Record Selection Table]]
[[Category:England|Record Selection Table]]
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