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This table can help you decide which records to search in [[Ontario Genealogy|Ontario]]. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.
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[[Category:Ontario, Canada]]
1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.
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== Record Finder Table for Ontario ==
2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.  
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 ==
3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.  
This Record Finder table links to the Ontario topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


===Vital Events ===
4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.
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Note: Records of previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.
 
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
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|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Age
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]], Vital Records, Church Records  
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Military Records, Emigration and Immigration
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Birth date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries, Newspapers, [[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
| align="left" | Birthplace
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
| align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]], Newspapers
 
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Church Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Biography,
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Newspapers, History, Emigration and Immigration
|-
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, [[Ontario Census|Census]], Naturalization and Citizenship
| align="left" | Church Records, Military Records, Vital Records, Newspapers
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Death
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Church Records
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Newspapers, Military Records, Obituaries
|-
| align="left" | Ethnic background
| align="left" | Minorities, Native Races, Societies, Church Records, [[Ontario Census|Census]]
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | French terms
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Language and Languages
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Church Records, Vital Records,&nbsp;
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | History, Historical Geography, Periodicals
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Minorities
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Immigration date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]], Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy, Land and Property
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions)
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Genealogy, Directories, Court Records, Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]], Biography, Societies, Church Records, Probate Records
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Maiden name, alias names
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers  
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries; Military Records; Probate Records; Names, Personal
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ontario Loyalist Records|Loyalists]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | Marriage
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records,&nbsp; [[Ontario Census|Census]], Newspapers
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | Military Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Cemeteries
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Loyalist Records|Loyalists]]
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]], Directories, Emigration and Immigration, Vital Records  
*[[Ontario Directories|Directories]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Newspapers, Biography, Court Records, Business Records and Commerce
*[[Ontario Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| 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" | Vital Records, Church Records, [[Ontario Census|Census]], Probate Records, Genealogy
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | Obituaries, Emigration and Immigration,&nbsp;Newspapers, Cemeteries
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Military Records, Biography
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, History
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
| align="left" | Historical Geography, Periodicals
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
 
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Places of residence
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]], Land and Property
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Military Records
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the province
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]] (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, Land and Property  
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
| align="left" | Biography, Probate Records, History, Emigration and Immigration, Directories
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Directories|Directories]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Political subdivision origins and boundaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, Directories
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Historical Geography
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
| align="left" | History, Biography
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Canada First Nations|First Nations]]
*[[Ontario Black Canadians|Black Canadians]]
*[[Ontario Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]
*[[Ontario Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Societies
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Periodicals
*[[Ontario Directories|Directories]]
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | Religion  
 
| align="left" | [[Ontario Census|Census]], Church Records, History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Biography, Cemeteries, Obituaries
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Social activities  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Biography, Newspapers, Societies
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries, Directories, Obituaries
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|}
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]


|-
[[Category:Ontario]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> (after 1915)
*
|-
|}

Revision as of 09:30, 17 June 2015

This table can help you decide which records to search in Ontario. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.

1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.

2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.

4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.

Note: Records of previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.


What you are looking for: Try these records first: Other useful records:
Age Census, Vital Records, Church Records Cemeteries, Military Records, Emigration and Immigration
Birth date Vital Records, Church Records Cemeteries, Newspapers, Census
Birthplace Vital Records, Church Records Census, Newspapers
City or parish of foreign birth Church Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Biography, Vital Records, Newspapers, History, Emigration and Immigration
Country of foreign birth Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship Church Records, Military Records, Vital Records, Newspapers
Death Vital Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Church Records Newspapers, Military Records, Obituaries
Ethnic background Minorities, Native Races, Societies, Church Records, Census Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
French terms Language and Languages Church Records, Vital Records, 
Historical background History, Historical Geography, Periodicals Emigration and Immigration, Minorities
Immigration date Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship Census, Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy, Land and Property
Living relatives (and adoptions) Genealogy, Directories, Court Records, Obituaries Census, Biography, Societies, Church Records, Probate Records
Maiden name, alias names Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers Cemeteries; Military Records; Probate Records; Names, Personal
Marriage Vital Records, Church Records,  Census, Newspapers Military Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Cemeteries
Occupation Census, Directories, Emigration and Immigration, Vital Records Newspapers, Biography, Court Records, Business Records and Commerce
Parents, children, and other family members Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Probate Records, Genealogy Obituaries, Emigration and Immigration, Newspapers, Cemeteries
Physical description Military Records, Biography Vital Records, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration
Place-finding aids Gazetteers, Maps, History Historical Geography, Periodicals
Places of residence Census, Land and Property History, Military Records
Place (town) of residence when you know only the province Census (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, Land and Property Biography, Probate Records, History, Emigration and Immigration, Directories
Political subdivision origins and boundaries Gazetteers, Maps, Directories History, Historical Geography
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies History, Biography
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries, Societies Periodicals
Religion Census, Church Records, History Biography, Cemeteries, Obituaries
Social activities History, Biography, Newspapers, Societies Cemeteries, Directories, Obituaries
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