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* 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 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.


== Record Finder Table for Yorkshire ==
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.


== List of Topics ==
{| width="100%"
This Record Finder table links to the Yorkshire topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
|-
 
! align="left" | 1. If You Need
===Vital Events ===
! align="left" | 2. Search These Record Types First
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
! 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]]
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Birthplace
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England  Civil Registration| Civil Registration]], [[England  Church Records| Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England  Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England  Occupations| Occupations]], [[England  Military Records| Military Records]]
|-
|-  
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Place of foreign birth (not England)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Census| Census]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England Military Records| Military Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
{|
|-
|
*Obituaries
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies (England)]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility (England)]]
*[[Yorkshire Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|}
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | Parish, district, and county boundaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | [[England Maps|Maps]], [[England  History| History]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Death
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England  Church Records| Church Records]], [[England  Obituaries| Obituaries]], [[England  Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England  Cemeteries| Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative 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" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England History|History]], [[England  Genealogy| Genealogy]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | [[England Church History|Church History]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | Immigration date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | See research outline for country to which ancestor immigrated
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
| align="left" | [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England  Church Records| Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England  Civil Registration| Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Directories|Directories]]
| align="left" | [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England  Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England  Periodicals| Periodicals]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Yorkshire Societies|Societies]]
*Social media, Facebook, etc.
 
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England  Church Records| Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England  Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England  Cemeteries| Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | Marriage
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England  Civil Registration| Civil Registration]], [[England  Genealogy| Genealogy]], [[England  Periodicals| Periodicals]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| align="left" | [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England  Biography| Biography]], [[England Nobility| Nobility]], [[England  Cemeteries| Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration (England)]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| 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]]
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
| 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]]
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration (England)]]
*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship (England)]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England  Obituaries| Obituaries]], [[England  Probate Records| Probate Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England  Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England  Civil Registration| Civil Registration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England  Court Records| Court Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England  Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England Civil Registration| Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Yorkshire Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation (England)]]
 
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[England  Directories| Directories]], [[England  Maps| Maps]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | [[England History|History]], [[England  Taxation| Taxation]], [[England  Land and Property| Land and Property]], [[England  Periodicals| Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Noble families
| align="left" | Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Church Records| Church Records]], [[England Directories| Directories]]  
*[[Yorkshire Heraldry|Heraldry]]
| align="left" | [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Probate Records| Probate Records]], [[England  Taxation| Taxation]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility England)]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|   
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Place of residence when you know only the county
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England  Census| Census]], [[England  Probate Records| Probate Records]], [[England  Civil Registration| Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Taxation| Taxation]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Occupations|Occupations]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation (England)]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England  Genealogy| Genealogy]], [[England  Societies| Societies]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Nobility|Nobility]], [[England Periodicals| Periodicals]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies (England)]]
*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[England Genealogy| Genealogy]]
*[[England Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs (England)]]
| align="left" | [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England  Periodicals| Periodicals]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Biography| Biography]], [[England  Obituaries| Obituaries]], [[England  Civil Registration| Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
| align="left" | [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England  Genealogy| Genealogy]], [[England  History| History]], [[England  Probate Records| Probate Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
|}
|}


==Links to Instructions and Records by County==
{{Place|England}}
{|
|[[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png]]
|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]]
 
|-
|[[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire County]]
|[[Buckinghamshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire County]]
|[[Cambridgeshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire County]]
|[[Cheshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall County]]
|[[Cornwall  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland County]]
|[[Cumberland  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire County]]
|[[Derbyshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon County]]
|[[Devon  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset County]]
|[[Dorset  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Durham, England Genealogy|Durham County]]
|[[Durham  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex County]]
|[[Essex  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire County]]
|[[Gloucestershire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire County]]
|[[Hampshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire County]]
|[[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]]
 
|}
|
{|cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="2"|
|-
!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]]
|-
|[[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire County]]
|[[Northamptonshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland County]]
|[[Northumberland Parishes]]
|-
|[[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire County]]
|[[Nottinghamshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire County]]
|[[Oxfordshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland County]]
|[[Rutland Parishes]]
|-
|[[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire County]]
|[[Shropshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset County]]
|[[Somerset Parishes]]
|-
|[[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire County]]
|[[Staffordshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk County]]
|[[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]]
|}
|}
{{Place|England}}  


[[Category:Record Finder]] [[Category:Research Strategies]][[Category:Yorkshire, England]]
[[Category:England]]

Revision as of 10:13, 1 August 2009

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 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.


1. If You Need 2. Search These Record Types First 3. Search These Record Types Next
Age Census, Civil Registration, Church Records Cemeteries, Obituaries, Military Records
Birth date Civil Registration, Church Records Obituaries, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations
Birthplace Census, Civil Registration, Church Records Obituaries, Newspapers, Occupations, Military Records
Place of foreign birth (not England) Church Records, Census Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
Parish, district, and county boundaries Gazetteers Maps, History
Death Civil Registration, Church Records, Obituaries, Newspapers, Cemeteries Probate Records, Court Records, Land and Property, Military Records
Historical background History, Genealogy Church History
Immigration date See research outline for country to which ancestor immigrated Emigration and Immigration, Church Records
Living relatives Directories, Civil Registration Societies, Newspapers, Periodicals
Maiden name Civil Registration, Church Records Obituaries, Newspapers, Cemeteries
Marriage Church Records, Civil Registration, Genealogy, Periodicals Newspapers, Biography, Nobility, Cemeteries
Occupation Church Records, Census, Directories, Civil Registration, Occupations, Probate Records Court Records, Obituaries, Officials and Employees, Military Records, Taxation
Parents, children, and other family members Census, Obituaries, Probate Records Church Records, Newspapers, Civil Registration
Physical description Military Records, Court Records Church Records, Newspapers, Civil Registration
Place-finding aids Gazetteers, Directories, Maps History, Taxation, Land and Property, Periodicals
Places of residence Census, Church Records, Directories Land and Property, Probate Records, Taxation
Place of residence when you know only the county Directories, Census, Probate Records, Civil Registration Church Records, Taxation
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Biography, Genealogy, Societies Nobility, Periodicals
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries, Genealogy Societies, Periodicals
Religion Church Records, Biography, Obituaries, Civil Registration Cemeteries, Genealogy, History, Probate Records
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Links to England-related articles
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