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Research Tips and Strategies

Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page The Washington Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Washington. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Washington Research Strategies

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Washington

• Washington Online Genealogy Records
• How to find Washington Birth Records
• How to find Washington Marriage Records
• How to find Washington Death Records

Washington Research Tips

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Washington.

• Birth information: Statewide registration of births in Washington began in 1907. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
• Finding Parents: Statewide registration of deaths in Washington began in 1907.  They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Washington death records
• Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Washington Record Finder

This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship Bible records Military records (pension)
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records (pension)
Immigration date	[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] Naturalization and Citizenship Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship Census Court Records	Voting Registers Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)	Biography History

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Further Washington Research

For more research on Washington, including research at the county level, visit the Washington page on the Research Wiki.

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