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FamilySearch identified the most complete online indexes for birth, marriage, and death information.

Do you know the county where your ancestor lived?

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Option A: If county is not known, click here to learn how to find the county of origin in England.

Option B: If a place name but not county is known, click here to find out which county your place name is in.

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-===Do you know the county where your ancestor lived?<nowiki>*</nowiki>===
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+{| style="width:40%; vertical-align:top;"
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-{|
-| colspan="3"|'''To search more localized sources, click on the county your ancestor lived in.'''<br>
 |-
-| style="vertical-align:top" |
+| align=left style="width:25%; font-size: 15px" colspan="4" |'''To search more localized sources, click on the county your ancestor lived in.'''<br>
-<ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-right:5px">
+|-
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Bedfordshire|Bedfordshire<br>]]</li>
+<br>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Berkshire|Berkshire<br>]]</li>
+<ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-left:10px">
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Buckinghamshire|Buckinghamshire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Bedfordshire|Bedfordshire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Cambridgeshire|Cambridgeshire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Berkshire|Berkshire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Cheshire|Cheshire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Buckinghamshire|Buckinghamshire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Cornwall|Cornwall<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Cambridgeshire|Cambridgeshire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Cumberland|Cumberland<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Cheshire|Cheshire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Derbyshire|Derbyshire<br>]]
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Cornwall|Cornwall]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Devon|Devon<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Cumberland|Cumberland]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Dorset|Dorset<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Derbyshire|Derbyshire]]
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Durham|Durham<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Devon|Devon]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Essex|Essex<br>]]
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Dorset|Dorset]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Gloucestershire|Gloucestershire<br>]]
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Durham|Durham]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Hampshire|Hampshire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Essex|Essex]]
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Herefordshire|Herefordshire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Gloucestershire|Gloucestershire]]
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Hertfordshire|Hertfordshire<br>]]
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Hampshire|Hampshire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Huntingdonshire|Huntingdonshire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Herefordshire|Herefordshire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Kent|Kent<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Hertfordshire|Hertfordshire]]
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Lancashire|Lancashire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Huntingdonshire|Huntingdonshire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Leicestershire|Leicestershire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Kent|Kent]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Lincolnshire|Lincolnshire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Lancashire|Lancashire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:London|London<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Leicestershire|Leicestershire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Middlesex|Middlesex<br>]]
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Lincolnshire|Lincolnshire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Norfolk|Norfolk<br>]]
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:London|London]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Northamptonshire|Northamptonshire<br>]]
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Middlesex|Middlesex]]
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Northumberland|Northumberland<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Norfolk|Norfolk]]
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Nottinghamshire|Nottinghamshire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Northamptonshire|Northamptonshire]]
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Oxfordshire|Oxfordshire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Northumberland|Northumberland]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Rutland|Rutland<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Nottinghamshire|Nottinghamshire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Shropshire|Shropshire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Oxfordshire|Oxfordshire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Somerset|Somerset<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Rutland|Rutland]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Staffordshire|Staffordshire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Shropshire|Shropshire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Suffolk|Suffolk<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Somerset|Somerset]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Surrey|Surrey<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Staffordshire|Staffordshire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Sussex|Sussex<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Suffolk|Suffolk]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Warwickshire|Warwickshire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Surrey|Surrey]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Westmorland|Westmorland<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Sussex|Sussex]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Wiltshire|Wiltshire<br>]]
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Warwickshire|Warwickshire]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Worcestershire|Worcestershire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Westmorland|Westmorland]]</li>
-     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Yorkshire|Yorkshire<br>]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Wiltshire|Wiltshire]]
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Worcestershire|Worcestershire]]</li>
+     <li>[[GuidedResearch:Yorkshire|Yorkshire]]</li>
 </ul>
+|-
+| colspan="4" style="padding-left: 30px" |
+| style="" |
 |}
-|}
+<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
-<br><br><br>
+{{Dropdown end}}<!-- end to Birth-->
-{{Dropdown end}}<!-- end 'I know the country'-->
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 {{Dropdown header|
    Dropdown title=I do not know the county|
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-'''To find the county where your ancestor lived choose an option below:'''
-<br><br>
-{{Dropdown|
-  Dropdown title=Census Search|
- Dropdown text style=font-size:medium !important;  color:#0B0BEC !important; text-decoration:underline !important; display:inline-block !important; font-weight:bold !important; margin-left:50px !important;|
-Previous dropdown title=I do not know the county|
-}}
-=== England and Wales Census Records, 1841-1911 ===
-::If your ancestor lived in England or Wales between 1841 and 1911 use the England and Wales censuses. The records may have the county where your ancestor was born.<br>
+===To find the county where your ancestor lived:===
-::{| width="" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
-|-
-! Website !! Dates !! Description
-|-
-| [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list?fcs=region%3AUNITED_KINGDOM_IRELAND%2CrecordType%3ACENSUS&ec=region%3AUNITED_KINGDOM_IRELAND%2CrecordType%3ACENSUS www.familysearch.org]
-| <span style="line-height: 19.92px;">Census Years 1841-1911</span>
-| <span style="line-height: 19.92px;">Complete Index and Images.</span>
-|-
-| [https://search.ancestry.com/search/group/ukicen www.ancestry.com]
-| <span style="line-height: 19.92px;"> Census Years 1841-1911</span>
-| <span style="line-height: 19.92px;">Complete Index and Images ($)</span>
-|-
-|}
 <br>
-::''Once the county is located, click on the heading above, '''I know the county''' to find the vital records of your ancestor.''
+<big>'''Option A:'''</big> If county is not known, click [[GuidedResearch:England Place of Origin|<u>here</u>]] to learn how to find the county of origin in England.<br><br>
-{{Dropdown end}}
+<big>'''Option B:'''</big> If a place name but not county is known, click [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ <u>here</u>] to find out which county your place name is in.
-{{Dropdown|
+{{Dropdown end}}<!-- end to Death-->
-  Dropdown title=England Jurisdiction Map|
+{{Dropdown end}}  <!-- end Birth dropdown section -->
-  Dropdown text style=font-size:medium !important;  color:#0B0BEC !important; text-decoration:underline !important; display:inline-block !important; font-weight:bold !important; margin-left:50px !important;|
-  Previous dropdown title=I do not know the county|
+{{Dropdown end}}  <!-- end Birth dropdown section -->
- }}
-::*If the parish/place is known, but not the county, use this map to locate the correct county: [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England 1851 Jurisdiction Map]
+{{Dropdown end}}<!-- end to Birth-->
-<br>
-<br>
+<br><br>
-:::''Once the county is located, click on the heading above, '''I know the county''' to find the vital records of your ancestor.''
-{{Dropdown end}}
-{{Dropdown|
-  Dropdown title=Finding Town of Origin|
-  Dropdown text style=font-size:medium !important;  color:#0B0BEC !important; text-decoration:underline !important; display:inline-block !important; font-weight:bold !important; margin-left:50px !important;|
-Previous dropdown title=I do not know the county|
-}}
-*If a person immigrated to the United States try [[GuidedResearch:Finding Town of Origin - United States Immigration|Finding Town of Origin - United States Immigration]]
-{{Dropdown end}}
-<br><br><br><br><br><br>
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-|}
-<br><br><br><br><br>
+[[Category:Guided Research]] [[Category:England]]
-'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>''' The England counties listed above are based on historic boundaries pre-1974. The records dating before 1974 are located within the information found in the historic counties. This practice better assists our patrons who are researching their ancestors before the modern time period.
-[[Category:Guided Research]] [[Category:England]][[Category:Guided Research England]]