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== Record Finder Table for France ==
Step 1. '''In column 1''' select a research goal. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person?
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.
This Record Finder table links to the France topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
:&gt; Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. They explain what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find them in the Family History Library Catalog. Some records are not at the library. <br><br>
===Vital Events ===
 
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Step 3. '''In column 3''' find additional record types that may be useful. <br>
:&gt; Records of previous research (such as Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.<br><br>
 
 
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| align="left" | '''1. If You Need'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| align="left" | '''2. Look First In'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | '''3. Then Search'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Age
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Schools
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[France Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
*[[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
*[[France Census|Census]]
*[[France Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[France Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| align="left" | Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records  
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Census, Military Records, Cemeteries, Biography
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|
*[[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[France Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
*Obituaries
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Boundaries (province, canton, arrondissement, department)
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, History
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | Historical Geography, Church History
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Death
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records  
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Probate Records, Biography
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Societies, Minorities
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
*Obituaries
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | History, Church History
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| align="left" | Maps, Minorities
*[[France Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Societies|Societies]]
*[[France Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Language helps
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Language and Languages
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | -
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Directories, Genealogy
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| align="left" | Societies, Periodicals
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Societies|Societies]]
*[[France Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[France Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| align="left" | Notarial Records
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Marriage
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | Notarial Records, Biography
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Naming Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Names (Personal)
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[France Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[France Census|Census]]
*Voting Registers
*Taxation
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Directories, Church Records, Census
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Genealogy, Societies, Nobility  
*[[France Nobility|Nobility]]
| align="left" | Probate Records, Notarial Records, Heraldry, Biography
*[[France Heraldry|Heraldry]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Military Records, Biography
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Census|Census]]
*[[France Directories|Directories]]
*[[France Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Historical Geography
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Place of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Directories, Emigration and Immigration
*Social Life and Customs
| align="left" | Census, Voting Registers, Schools, Taxation
*[[France Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France History|History]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies, Church History
 
| align="left" | Biography, History, Nobility, Heraldry, Minorities
*[[France Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading French Records===
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|-
|-
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| align="left" | Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Church History
*[[French Word List|French Genealogical Word List]]
| align="left" | Societies, Periodicals, Minorities
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[[German Genealogical Word List]]
*[[French Republican Calendar]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| align="left" | Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records  
*[[France Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
| align="left" |  
|-
Minorities, Cemeteries
| align="left" |Online tutorials
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[https://script.byu.edu/french-handwriting/introduction Script Tutorial for French - Reading French Handwritten Records]
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[French Letter Writing Guide]]
|}


==Departments and Territories==
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|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each department or territory, including links to actual records.'''
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    <li>[[Ain, France Genealogy|Ain]] (01)</li>
    <li>[[Aisne, France Genealogy|Aisne]] (02)</li>
    <li>[[Allier, France Genealogy|Allier]] (03)</li>
    <li>[[Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France Genealogy|Alpes-de-Haute-Provence]] (04)</li>
    <li>[[Hautes-Alpes, France Genealogy|Hautes-Alpes]] (05)</li>
    <li>[[Alpes-Maritimes, France Genealogy|Alpes-Maritimes]] (06)</li>
    <li>[[Ardèche, France Genealogy|Ardèche]] (07)</li>
    <li>[[Ardennes, France Genealogy|Ardennes]] (08)</li>
    <li>[[Ariège, France Genealogy|Ariège]] (09)</li>
    <li>[[Aube, France Genealogy|Aube]] (10)</li>
    <li>[[Aude, France Genealogy|Aude]] (11)</li>
    <li>[[Aveyron, France Genealogy|Aveyron]] (12)</li>
    <li>[[Bouches-du-Rhône, France Genealogy|Bouches-du-Rhône]] (13)</li>
    <li>[[Calvados, France Genealogy|Calvados]] (14)</li>
    <li>[[Cantal, France Genealogy|Cantal]] (15)</li>
    <li>[[Charente, France Genealogy|Charente]] (16)</li>
    <li>[[Charente-Maritime, France Genealogy|Charente-Maritime]] (17)</li>
    <li>[[Cher, France Genealogy|Cher]] (18)</li>
    <li>[[Corrèze, France Genealogy|Corrèze]] (19)</li>
    <li>[[Corse-du-Sud, France Genealogy|Corse-du-Sud]](2A)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Corse, France Genealogy|Haute-Corse]] (2B)</li>
    <li>[[Côte d'Or, France Genealogy|Côte d'Or]] (21)</li>
    <li>[[Côtes d'Armor, France Genealogy|Côtes d'Armor]] (22)</li>
    <li>[[Creuse, France Genealogy|Creuse]] (23)</li>
    <li>[[Dordogne, France Genealogy|Dordogne]] (24)</li>
    <li>[[Doubs, France Genealogy|Doubs]] (25)</li>
    <li>[[Drôme, France Genealogy|Drôme]] (26)</li>
    <li>[[Eure, France Genealogy|Eure]] (27)</li>
    <li>[[Eure-et-Loir, France Genealogy|Eure-et-Loir]] (28)</li>
    <li>[[Finistère, France Genealogy|Finistère]] (29)</li>
    <li>[[Gard, France Genealogy|Gard]] (30)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Garonne, France Genealogy|Haute-Garonne]] (31)</li>
    <li>[[Gers, France Genealogy|Gers]] (32)</li>
    <li>[[Gironde, France Genealogy|Gironde]](33)</li>
    <li>[[Hérault, France Genealogy|Hérault]] (34)</li>
    <li>[[Ille-et-Vilaine, France Genealogy|Ille-et-Vilaine]] (35)</li>
    <li>[[Indre, France Genealogy|Indre]] (36)</li>
    <li>[[Indre-et-Loire, France Genealogy|Indre-et-Loire]] (37)</li>
    <li>[[Isère, France Genealogy|Isère]] (38)</li>
    <li>[[Jura, France Genealogy|Jura]] (39)</li>
    <li>[[Landes, France Genealogy|Landes]] (40)</li>
    <li>[[Loir-et-Cher, France Genealogy|Loir-et-Cher]] (41)</li>
    <li>[[Loire, France Genealogy|Loire]] (42)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Loire, France Genealogy|Haute-Loire]] (43)</li>
    <li>[[Loire-Atlantique, France Genealogy|Loire-Atlantique]] (44)</li>
    <li>[[Loiret, France Genealogy|Loiret]] (45)</li>
    <li>[[Lot, France Genealogy|Lot]] (46)</li>
    <li>[[Lot-et-Garonne, France Genealogy|Lot-et-Garonne]] (47)</li>
    <li>[[Lozère, France Genealogy|Lozère]] (48)</li>
    <li>[[Maine-et-Loire, France Genealogy|Maine-et-Loire]] (49)</li>
    <li>[[Manche, France Genealogy|Manche]] (50)</li>
    <li>[[Marne, France Genealogy|Marne]] (51)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Marne, France Genealogy|Haute-Marne]] (52)</li>
    <li>[[Mayenne, France Genealogy|Mayenne]] (53)</li>
    <li>[[Meurthe-et-Moselle, France Genealogy|Meurthe-et-Moselle]] (54)</li>
    <li>[[Meuse, France Genealogy|Meuse]] (55)</li>
    <li>[[Morbihan, France Genealogy|Morbihan]] (56)</li>
    <li>[[Moselle, France Genealogy|Moselle]] (57)</li>
    <li>[[Nièvre, France Genealogy|Nièvre]] (58)</li>
    <li>[[Nord, France Genealogy|Nord]] (59)</li>
    <li>[[Oise, France Genealogy|Oise]] (60)</li>
    <li>[[Orne, France Genealogy|Orne]] (61)</li>
    <li>[[Pas-de-Calais, France Genealogy|Pas-de-Calais]] (62)</li>
    <li>[[Puy-de-Dôme, France Genealogy|Puy-de-Dôme]] (63)</li>
    <li>[[Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France Genealogy|Pyrénées-Atlantiques]] (64)</li>
    <li>[[Hautes-Pyrénées, France Genealogy|Hautes-Pyrénées]] (65)</li>
    <li>[[Pyrénées-Orientales, France Genealogy|Pyrénées-Orientales]](66)</li>
    <li>[[Bas-Rhin, France Genealogy|Bas-Rhin]] (67)</li>
    <li>[[Haut-Rhin, France Genealogy|Haut-Rhin]] (68)</li>
    <li>[[Rhône, France Genealogy|Rhône]] (69)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Saône, France Genealogy|Haute-Saône]] (70)</li>
    <li>[[Saône-et-Loire, France Genealogy|Saône-et-Loire]] (71)</li>
    <li>[[Sarthe, France Genealogy|Sarthe]] (72)</li>
    <li>[[Savoie, France Genealogy|Savoie]] (73)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Savoie, France Genealogy|Haute-Savoie]] (74)</li>
    <li>[[Paris, France Genealogy|Paris]] (75)</li>
    <li>[[Seine-Maritime, France Genealogy|Seine-Maritime]] (76)</li>
    <li>[[Seine-et-Marne, France Genealogy|Seine-et-Marne]] (77)</li>
    <li>[[Yvelines, France Genealogy|Yvelines]] (78)</li>
    <li>[[Deux-Sèvres, France Genealogy|Deux-Sèvres]] (79)</li>
    <li>[[Somme, France Genealogy|Somme]] (80)</li>
    <li>[[Tarn, France Genealogy|Tarn]] (81)</li>
    <li>[[Tarn-et-Garonne, France Genealogy|Tarn-et-Garonne]] (82)</li>
    <li>[[Var, France Genealogy|Var]] (83)</li>
    <li>[[Vaucluse, France Genealogy|Vaucluse]] (84)</li>
    <li>[[Vendée, France Genealogy|Vendée]] (85)</li>
    <li>[[Vienne, France Genealogy|Vienne]] (86)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Vienne, France Genealogy|Haute-Vienne]] (87)</li>
    <li>[[Vosges, France Genealogy|Vosges]] (88)</li>
    <li>[[Yonne, France Genealogy|Yonne]] (89)</li>
    <li>[[Territoire-de-Belfort, France Genealogy|Territoire-de-Belfort]] (90)</li>
    <li>[[Essonne, France Genealogy|Essonne]] (91)</li>
    <li>[[Hauts-de-Seine, France Genealogy|Hauts-de-Seine]] (92)</li>
    <li>[[Seine-Saint-Denis, France Genealogy|Seine-St.Denis]] (93)</li>
    <li>[[Val-de-Marne, France Genealogy|Val-de-Marne]] (94)</li>
    <li>[[Val-d’Oise, France Genealogy|Val-d’Oise]] (95)</li>
</ul>
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'''Territories'''<br>
*[[French Guiana, France Genealogy|French Guiana]]
*[[Guadeloupe, France Genealogy|Guadeloupe]]
*[[Martinique, France Genealogy|Martinique]]
*[[Mayotte, France Genealogy|Mayotte]]
*[[Reunion Island, France Genealogy|La Réunion]]
*[[Saint Martin Genealogy|Saint Martin]]
 
 
[[Category:France Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Revision as of 14:54, 14 October 2010

This table can help you decide which records to search.

Step 1. In column 1 select a research goal. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person?

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

> Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. They explain what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find them in the Family History Library Catalog. Some records are not at the library.

Step 3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.

> Records of previous research (such as Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.



1. If You Need 2. Look First In 3. Then Search
Age Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Schools Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration
Birth date and birthplace Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records Census, Military Records, Cemeteries, Biography
City or parish of foreign birth Naturalization and Citizenship Emigration and Immigration
Boundaries (province, canton, arrondissement, department) Gazetteers, Maps, History Historical Geography, Church History
Death Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records Cemeteries, Probate Records, Biography
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration Societies, Minorities
Historical background History, Church History Maps, Minorities
Language helps Language and Languages -
Living relatives Directories, Genealogy Societies, Periodicals
Maiden name Civil Registration, Church Records Notarial Records
Marriage Civil Registration, Church Records Notarial Records, Biography
Naming Customs Names (Personal) Genealogy, Periodicals
Occupations Directories, Church Records, Census Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
Parents, children, and other family members Civil Registration, Church Records, Genealogy, Societies, Nobility Probate Records, Notarial Records, Heraldry, Biography
Physical description Military Records, Biography Emigration and Immigration
Place-finding aids Gazetteers, Maps Historical Geography
Place of residence Civil Registration, Directories, Emigration and Immigration Census, Voting Registers, Schools, Taxation
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies, Church History Biography, History, Nobility, Heraldry, Minorities
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries, Church History Societies, Periodicals, Minorities
Religion Civil Registration, Church Records

Minorities, Cemeteries

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