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This table can help you decide which records to search in [[Alberta Genealogy|Alberta]]. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.
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1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.  
== Record Finder Table for Ontario ==
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.


2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.  
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Ontario topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
===Vital Events ===
 
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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.
 
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{| width="75%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|-
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Birth date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records,]] [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Alberta Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[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"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]],[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], Genealogy, [[Alberta Biographies|Biography]],
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]], [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers,]] [[Alberta History|History]], [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records,]] [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[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]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Death
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records,]] [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries,]] [[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]], Obituaries
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[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" | Ethnic background
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Minorities, [[Canada Native Races|Native Races,]] [[Alberta Societies|Societies]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alberta Census|Census]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Ontario Directories|Directories]]
*[[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"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | French terms
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Language and Languages
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]],&nbsp;
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | [[Alberta History|History]], Historical Geography, [[Alberta Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], Minorities
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Alberta Biographies|Biography]], Genealogy, [[Alberta Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[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"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions)
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Genealogy, [[Alberta Directories|Directories]], [[Alberta Court Records|Court Records]], Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census,]] [[Alberta Biographies|Biography,]] [[Alberta Societies|Societies]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Maiden name, alias names
| align="left" | Residence
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries;]] [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]; [[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]; Names, Personal
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[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"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]],[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]],&nbsp; [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Alberta Land and Property Records|Land and Property]], [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Directories|Directories]], [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Alberta Biographies|Biography,]] [[Alberta Court Records|Court Records]], Business Records and Commerce
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[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" | Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]], Genealogy
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Obituaries, [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration,]]&nbsp;[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Directories|Directories]]
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ontario Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Religion
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alberta Biographies|Biography]]
 
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]], Genealogy, [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | [[Alberta Maps and Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Alberta Maps and Gazetteers|Maps]], [[Alberta History|History]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Historical [[Alberta Land and Property Records|Geography]], [[Alberta Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]  
 
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Places of residence
| align="left" | Physical description
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta History|History,]] [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the province
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> (after 1915)
| align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census]] (indexed), Genealogy, [[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alberta, Canada, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1870 to the Present|Vital Records]], [[Alberta Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]  
*
| align="left" | [[Alberta Biographies|Biography]], [[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records,]] [[Alberta History|History,]] [[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Alberta Directories|Directories]]
|-  
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Political subdivision origins and boundaries
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Maps and Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Alberta Maps and Gazetteers|Maps]], [[Alberta Directories|Directories]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta History|History,]] Historical Geography
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)  
| align="left" | Genealogy, [[Alberta Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
| align="left" | [[Alberta History|History,]] [[Alberta Biographies|Biography]]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Record-finding aids
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Maps and Gazetteers|Archives and Libraries]], [[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | [[Alberta Census|Census]], [[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alberta History|History]]
| align="left" | [[Alberta Biographies|Biography]], [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], Obituaries
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Social activities
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta History|History]],[[Alberta Biographies|Biography]], [[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Alberta Directories|Directories]], Obituaries
|}
|}


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Revision as of 13:23, 1 December 2020

Alberta Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Alberta Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Ontario[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Ontario topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nationality and ethnicity
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description


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