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This table can help you decide which records to search in [[Newfoundland and Labrador Genealogy|Newfoundland and Labrador]]. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.


== Record Finder Table for Newfoundland and Labrador ==
1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.  
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 ==
2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.  
This Record Finder table links to the Newfoundland and Labrador topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


===Vital Events ===
3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 
4. Then look for the record type you need in the[http://tinyurl.com/74lc76f 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.
 
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{|" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Cemeteries, [[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Birth date
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries, [[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]], Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Biography,
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador History|History]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]], Naturalization and Citizenship
| align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Death
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Vital Records|Vital Records]], Cemeteries, [[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]], Obituaries
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Ethnic background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Minorities, [[Canada Native Races|Native Races]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Societies|Societies]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | French terms
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Language and Languages
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records,]] [[Newfoundland and Labrador Vital Records|Vital Records]],&nbsp;
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
| align="left" | Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador History|History]], Historical Geography, [[Newfoundland and Labrador Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
| align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|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" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]], Biography, Genealogy, [[Newfoundland and Labrador Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador 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, [[Newfoundland and Labrador Directories|Directories]], Court Records, Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]], Biography, [[Newfoundland and Labrador Societies|Societies]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate 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" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries; [[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]]; [[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records|Probate Records]]; [[Newfoundland and Labrador Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | Marriage
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]],&nbsp; [[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Land and Property Records|Land and Property,]] Cemeteries
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador 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" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Directories|Directories]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Vital Records|Vital Records]]  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Directories|Directories]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]], Biography, Court Records, Business Records and Commerce
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Societies|Societies]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador 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" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Vital Records|Vital Records]],[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records|Probate Records]], Genealogy
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | Obituaries, [[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration,]]&nbsp;[[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]], Cemeteries
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]], Biography
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Vital Records|Vital Records]], Genealogy, [[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador 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, [[Newfoundland and Labrador History|History]]  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
| align="left" | Historical Geography, [[Newfoundland and Labrador Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
 
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador 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" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador History|History,]] [[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|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" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]] (indexed), Genealogy, [[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
| align="left" | Biography, [[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records|Probate Records,]] [[Newfoundland and Labrador History|History]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Directories|Directories]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador 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, [[Newfoundland and Labrador Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador History|History]], Historical Geography
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Genealogy,[[Newfoundland and Labrador Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
| align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador History|History]], Biography
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Canada First Nations|First Nations]]
*[[Newfoundland Acadians|Acadians]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Societies|Societies]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Directories|Directories]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Biographies|Biographies]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | Religion  
 
| align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador History|History]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Biography, Cemeteries, Obituaries
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Social activities  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador History|History]], Biography, [[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Biographies|Biographies]]  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries, [[Newfoundland and Labrador Directories|Directories]], Obituaries
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|}
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Societies|Societies]]  
 
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> (after 1917)


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<ref>"British Columbia: Cultural Origins", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia#Cultural_origins, accessed 26 December 2020.</ref>
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[[Category:Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]
[[Category:Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]

Revision as of 10:20, 9 June 2017

Newfoundland & Labrador Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Newfoundland & Labrador Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

This table can help you decide which records to search in Newfoundland and Labrador. 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 theLocality 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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