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*Search strategies for [[England_Search_Strategies_for_Births,_Marriages_and_Deaths|finding births, marriages and deaths]]. | *Search strategies for [[England_Search_Strategies_for_Births,_Marriages_and_Deaths|finding births, marriages and deaths]]. | ||
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*Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[England_Census|Search England censuses]]. | |||
*The English call tombstones "monumental inscriptions" (or M.I.s). Monumental inscriptions may provide birth, marriage, and death information. They sometimes give more information than the parish burial register or civil death certificate—information such as military service, occupation, or cause of death. [[England_Cemeteries|England Cemeteries]]. | |||
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England Research Strategies[edit | edit source]
- I want to find a birth, christening or baptism.
- I want to find a marriage.
- I want to find a death or burial.
- I want to know about how my family lived.
- Search strategies for finding births, marriages and deaths.
England Research Tips[edit | edit source]
- Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search England censuses.
- The English call tombstones "monumental inscriptions" (or M.I.s). Monumental inscriptions may provide birth, marriage, and death information. They sometimes give more information than the parish burial register or civil death certificate—information such as military service, occupation, or cause of death. England Cemeteries.