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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
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Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
== Record Finder Table for Chinese ==
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.


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


Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
===Vital Events ===
 
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
{| width="70%" 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:'''
|-
|-
| Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Chinese Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Chinese Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Chinese Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Chinese Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Naturalization and Citizenship<br>(after 1915)
 
|-
|-
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*Obituaries
*[[Chinese Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Chinese Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
 
*[[Chinese Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | Maiden name
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Chinese Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Chinese Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Chinese Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
 
*Obituaries
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
 
*Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Chinese Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| Language helps
| align="left" | Living relatives
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Directories|Directories]]
*[[Chinese Court Records|Court Records]]
*Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
*[[Chinese Societies|Societies]]
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Chinese Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
 
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Maiden name 
| align="left" | Immigration date
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Chinese Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Chinese Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
*Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*Obituaries
*[[Chinese Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
*[[Chinese Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Noble families
| align="left" | Residence
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
*[[Chinese Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Chinese Directories|Directories]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
 
*[[Chinese Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
*[[Chinese Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Nobility
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Chinese Occupations|Occupations]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" | Nationality or Race
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Chinese Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Chinese Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Chinese Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Occupation
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Census|Census]]
*[[Chinese Directories|Directories]]
*[[Chinese Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Chinese Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Chinese Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" | Religion
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
*[[Chinese Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | Social activities
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
*[[Chinese Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Chinese Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[Chinese Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Chinese Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Chinese Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" | Physical description
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Chinese Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
*[[Chinese Biography|Biography]]
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*Naturalization and Citizenship
|  
*[[Chinese Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
*[[Chinese Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| Social activities
|-
|  
|  
|}
|}
 
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[[Category: Chinese Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]][[Category:Taiwan Research Strategies]] [[Category:Hong Kong Research Strategies]]

Latest revision as of 16:48, 23 November 2021

Chinese Wiki Topics
Chinese character.png
Beginning Research
Record Types
Chinese Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Chinese[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 Chinese 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
  • Obituaries
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
  • Obituaries
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
  • Obituaries

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nobility
Nationality or Race
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description
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