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== Record Finder Table for Yorkshire ==
== Record Finder Table for England ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
=== Order of Records ===
=== Order of Records ===
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== List of Topics ==
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Yorkshire topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
This Record Finder table links to the England topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


===Vital Events ===
===Vital Events ===
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| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies (England)]]
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]
*[[England Biography|Biography]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility (England)]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Yorkshire Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|}
|}
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial  
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*Obituaries  
*Obituaries  
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-  
|-  
|}
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| align="left" | Maiden name  
| align="left" | Maiden name  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]


| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members  
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Directories|Directories]]
*[[England Directories|Directories]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Yorkshire Societies|Societies]]
*[[England Societies|Societies]]
*Social media, Facebook, etc.
*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 
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|-  
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*See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
*See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration (England)]]
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth  
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration (England)]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship (England)]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
|}
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| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Directories|Directories]]  
*[[England Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Yorkshire Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation (England)]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]


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| align="left" | Noble families  
| align="left" | Noble families  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility England)]]  
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|   
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|   
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation  
| align="left" | Occupation  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[England Occupations|Occupations]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation (England)]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | Religion  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[England Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies (England)]]
*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities  
| align="left" | Social activities  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs (England)]]
*Social Customs and Activities
*[[England Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*Obituaries
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Physical description  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
|}
|}
==Links to Instructions and Records by County==
==Links to Instructions and Records by County==
{|
{|
|-
|[[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png]]
|[[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png]]
|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each county and parish:'''
|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each county:'''
|}
|}


{|
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<li>[[Bedfordshire, England Genealogy|Bedfordshire]] ([[Bedfordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
|style="padding-right:50px"|
<li>[[Berkshire, England Genealogy|Berkshire]] ([[Berkshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
{|cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="2"|
<li>[[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire]] ([[Buckinghamshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
 
<li>[[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire]] ([[Cambridgeshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
|-
<li>[[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire]] ([[Cheshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|County Topic Articles Links
<li>[[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall]] ([[Cornwall Parishes|parishes]])</li>
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|Parishes Links
<li>[[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland]] ([[Cumberland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
 
<li>[[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire]] ([[Derbyshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
|-
<li>[[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon]] ([[Devon Parishes|parishes]])</li>
|[[Bedfordshire, England Genealogy|Bedfordshire County]]
<li>[[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset]] ([[Dorset Parishes|parishes]])</li>
|[[Bedfordshire  Parishes]]
<li>[[Durham, England Genealogy|Durham]] ([[Durham Parishes|parishes]])</li>
|-
<li>[[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex]] ([[Essex Parishes|parishes]])</li>
|[[Berkshire, England Genealogy|Berkshire County]]
<li>[[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire]] ([[Gloucestershire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
|[[Berkshire  Parishes]]
<li>[[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire]] ([[Hampshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
 
<li>[[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire]] ([[Herefordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
|-
<li>[[Hertfordshire, England Genealogy|Hertfordshire]] ([[Hertfordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
|[[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire County]]
<li>[[Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy|Huntingdonshire]] ([[Huntingdonshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
|[[Buckinghamshire  Parishes]]
<li>[[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent]] ([[Kent Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire]] ([[Lancashire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire]] ([[Leicestershire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Lincolnshire, England Genealogy|Lincolnshire]] ([[Lincolnshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[London, England Genealogy|London]] ([[London Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Middlesex, England Genealogy|Middlesex]] ([[Middlesex Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Norfolk, England Genealogy|Norfolk]] ([[Norfolk Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire]] ([[Northamptonshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland]] ([[Northumberland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire]] ([[Nottinghamshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire]] ([[Oxfordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland]] ([[Rutland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire]] ([[Shropshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset]] ([[Somerset Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire]] ([[Staffordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk]] ([[Suffolk Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey]] ([[Surrey Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex]] ([[Sussex Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire]] ([[Warwickshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland]] ([[Westmorland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire]] ([[Wiltshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire]] ([[Worcestershire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
<li>[[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|Yorkshire]] ([[Yorkshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
</ul>


|-
|[[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire County]]
|[[Cambridgeshire  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire County]]
|[[Cheshire  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall County]]
|[[Cornwall  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland County]]
|[[Cumberland  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire County]]
|[[Derbyshire  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon County]]
|[[Devon  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset County]]
|[[Dorset  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Durham, England Genealogy|Durham County]]
|[[Durham  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex County]]
|[[Essex  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire County]]
|[[Gloucestershire  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire County]]
|[[Hampshire  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire County]]
|[[Herefordshire  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Hertfordshire, England Genealogy|Hertfordshire County]]
|[[Hertfordshire  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy|Huntingdonshire County]]
|[[Huntingdonshire  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent County]]
|[[Kent  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire County]]
|[[Lancashire  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire County]]
|[[Leicestershire  Parishes]]
|}
|
{|cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="2"|
|-
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|County Topic Articles Links
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|Parishes Links
|-
|[[Lincolnshire, England Genealogy|Lincolnshire County]]
|[[Lincolnshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[London, England Genealogy|London County]]
|[[London Parishes]]
|-
|[[Middlesex, England Genealogy|Middlesex County]]
|[[Middlesex Parishes]]
|-
|[[Norfolk, England Genealogy|Norfolk County]]
|[[Norfolk Parishes]]
|-
|[[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire County]]
|[[Northamptonshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland County]]
|[[Northumberland Parishes]]
|-
|[[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire County]]
|[[Nottinghamshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire County]]
|[[Oxfordshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland County]]
|[[Rutland Parishes]]
|-
|[[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire County]]
|[[Shropshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset County]]
|[[Somerset Parishes]]
|-
|[[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire County]]
|[[Staffordshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk County]]
|[[Suffolk Parishes]]
|-
|[[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey County]]
|[[Surrey Parishes]]
|-
|[[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex County]]
|[[Sussex Parishes]]
|-
|[[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire County]]
|[[Warwickshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland County]]
|[[Westmorland Parishes]]
|-
|[[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire County]]
|[[Wiltshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire County]]
|[[Worcestershire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|Yorkshire County]]
|[[Yorkshire Parishes]]
|}
|}
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Record Finder Table for England[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 England topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

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Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Maiden name
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Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

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Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

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Noble families
Occupation
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Physical description

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