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== Record Finder Table for Durham ==
== 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 Durham 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;"|
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*[[Durham Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Durham Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Durham Census|Census]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Durham Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[Durham Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[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;"|  
*[[Durham Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Durham Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
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*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[Durham Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Durham Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Durham Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]
*[[England Biography|Biography]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility (England)]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Durham Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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|}
|-
|-
| 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;"|  
*[[Durham Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Durham Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*Obituaries  
*Obituaries  
*[[Durham Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Durham Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Durham Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Durham Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Durham Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[Durham Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
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|-  
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| align="left" | Maiden name  
| align="left" | Maiden name  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Durham Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Durham Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]


| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[Durham Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Durham 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;"|  
*[[Durham Census|Census]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[Durham Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Durham Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]


| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[Durham Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Durham 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;"|  
*[[Durham Directories|Directories]]
*[[England Directories|Directories]]
*[[Durham Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Durham Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Durham Societies|Societies]]
*[[England Societies|Societies]]
*Social media, Facebook, etc.
*Social media, Facebook, etc.


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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.
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*[[Durham Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Durham Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
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|-
| 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;"|  
*[[Durham Census|Census]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[Durham Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship (England)]]
*[[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;"|  
*[[Durham Census|Census]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[Durham Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Durham Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Durham Directories|Directories]]  
*[[England Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Durham Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Durham Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Durham Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]


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| align="left" | Noble families  
| align="left" | Noble families  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry (England)]]
*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility (England)]]  
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]  
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|   
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation  
| align="left" | Occupation  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Durham Census|Census]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[Durham Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Durham Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Durham Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[England Occupations|Occupations]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[Durham Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Durham Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Durham Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[Durham Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | Religion  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Durham Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]


| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[Durham Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Durham Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]  
*[[England Biography|Biography]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities  
| align="left" | Social activities  
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*[[England Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs (England)]]
*[[England Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs (England)]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Durham Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Physical description  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Durham Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Durham Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
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[[Category:Record Finder]] [[Category:Research Strategies]][[Category:Durham, England]]
[[Category:Record Finder]] [[Category:England Research Strategies]]

Revision as of 13:50, 28 January 2025

Durham Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
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Durham Background
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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]

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]

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Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

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Immigration date
  • See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

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Noble families
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description
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