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This is very possible to do when you have the benefit of researching an ancestor with an unusual or uncommon surname; it can save you the time necessary to search in any or all sources in any country-- indexed records or not! | This is very possible to do when you have the benefit of researching an ancestor with an unusual or uncommon surname; it can save you the time necessary to search in any or all sources in any country-- indexed records or not! | ||
==== Step 3: Search Indexes: Key to Finding Immigrants' | ==== Step 3: Search Indexes: Key to Finding Immigrants' Specific Place of Birth ==== | ||
Proceed to find compiled indexes to primary sources in the host-country of settlement to step no. 4 (researching in the national and city records of England), be certain to search the records of the country of settlement, or you are researching strictly in ENgland and if your ancestor came from outside an English city or large township, or from England’s countryside into a city, be sure to census records, church registers, civil registration certificates (marriages and births especially), or search parish poorlaw records such as settlement, examination or removal records, apprenticeships, directories, etc., for further clues about your ancestor’s birthplace. | Proceed to find compiled indexes to primary sources in the host-country of settlement to step no. 4 (researching in the national and city records of England), be certain to search the records of the country of settlement, or you are researching strictly in ENgland and if your ancestor came from outside an English city or large township, or from England’s countryside into a city, be sure to census records, church registers, civil registration certificates (marriages and births especially), or search parish poorlaw records such as settlement, examination or removal records, apprenticeships, directories, etc., for further clues about your ancestor’s birthplace. | ||
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===== Indexes to England's Key Genealogical Record Sources ===== | ===== Indexes to England's Key Genealogical Record Sources ===== | ||
In identifying the above crucial resources to help prove and to build family pedigrees (above) in big cities, now let’s identify some of the most outstanding indexes to the above records—available either online or at specific locations and which should be searched, first: | In identifying the above crucial resources to help prove and to build family pedigrees (above) in big cities, now let’s identify some of the most outstanding indexes to the above records—available either online or at specific locations and which should be searched, first: | ||
===== 1. Census records ===== | |||
===== Census records | |||
o www.findmypast.com (1841-1901; also links to the 1911 census) | o www.findmypast.com (1841-1901; also links to the 1911 census) | ||