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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>


== Record Finder Table for Chinese ==
Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
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 ==
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
This Record Finder table links to the Chinese topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


===Vital Events ===
Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
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{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
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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
| Age
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Chinese Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Chinese Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|  
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Chinese Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
|-
*[[Chinese Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| Death information
*Naturalization and Citizenship<br>(after 1915)
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|  
|-
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| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|  
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*Obituaries
*[[Chinese Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Chinese Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
 
*[[Chinese Military Records|Military Records]]
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|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Historical background
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|  
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Chinese Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Chinese Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Chinese Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
 
*Obituaries
|-
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| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|  
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
 
*Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Chinese Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Maiden name 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Directories|Directories]]
|  
*[[Chinese Court Records|Court Records]]
*Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
*[[Chinese Societies|Societies]]
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Chinese Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
 
|-
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Chinese Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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*Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Chinese Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| Noble families
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Chinese Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
*Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*Obituaries
*[[Chinese Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
*[[Chinese Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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|-
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| align="left" | Residence
| Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
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*[[Chinese Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Chinese Directories|Directories]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
 
*[[Chinese Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
*[[Chinese Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Physical description
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Occupations|Occupations]]
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nationality or Race
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
|  
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Chinese Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Chinese Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Chinese Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
|  
*[[Chinese Directories|Directories]]
*[[Chinese Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Chinese Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Chinese Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
*[[Chinese Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
|  
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Chinese Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[Chinese Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Chinese Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Chinese Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Military Records|Military Records]]
|  
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Chinese Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|}
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Revision as of 11:36, 14 May 2018

Chinese Record Finder[edit | edit source]

Chinese Wiki Topics
Chinese character.png
Beginning Research
Record Types
Chinese Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.

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

Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.

What you are looking for: Try these records first: Other useful records:
Age
Birth date and birthplace
Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
Death information
Emigration information
Historical background
Language helps
Living relatives
Maiden name
Marriage information
Naming customs
Noble families
Occupations
Parents, children, and other family members
Physical description
Place-finding aids
Places of residence
Previous research (compiled genealogy)
Record-finding aids
Religion
Social activities
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