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Record Finder Table for Devon[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 Devon topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

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Best Records to Search:

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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]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Civil Registration Church Records	Obituaries Cemeteries Newspapers
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Census Church Records Civil Registration	Obituaries Probate Records Newspapers
Living relatives	Directories Civil Registration	Newspapers Societies Social media, Facebook, etc.

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.	Emigration and Immigration Church Records
City or Country of foreign birth	Census Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (England)

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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Residence	Census Civil Registration Church Records	Directories Land and Property Probate Records Taxation

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

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Noble families	Heraldry Nobility (England)
Occupation	Census Church Records Civil Registration Occupations	Obituaries Probate Records Court Records Taxation Military Records
Religion	Church Records	Obituaries Cemeteries Genealogies Biography (England)
Social activities	Social Life and Customs (England)	Newspapers
Physical description	Military Records	Court Records

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 | align="left" | Birth date and place
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Devon Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Devon Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[Devon Census|Census]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Devon Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Devon Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Devon Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Devon Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 {|
@@ Line 42: / Line 42: @@
 |
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[Devon Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Devon Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Devon Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Biography|Biography]]
+*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]
-*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
+*[[England Nobility|Nobility (England)]]
-*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Devon Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |}
 |-
 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Devon Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Devon Church Records|Church Records]]
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Devon Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Devon Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Devon Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Devon Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
+*[[Devon Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
-*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Devon Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 |}
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 | align="left" | Maiden name
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Devon Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Devon Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Devon Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Devon Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[Devon Census|Census]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Devon Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Devon Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Devon Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Devon Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Living relatives
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Devon Directories|Directories]]
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Devon Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Devon Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[England Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Devon Societies|Societies]]
 *Social media, Facebook, etc.
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 *See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Devon Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Devon Church Records|Church Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[Devon Census|Census]]
-*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Devon Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship (England)]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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 | align="left" | Residence
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[Devon Census|Census]]
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Devon Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Devon Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Devon Directories|Directories]]
-*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[Devon Land and Property|Land and Property]]
-*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Devon Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
+*[[Devon Taxation|Taxation]]
 |}
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 | align="left" | Noble families
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]
+*[[Devon Heraldry|Heraldry]]
-*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
+*[[England Nobility|Nobility (England)]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 |-
 | align="left" | Occupation
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[Devon Census|Census]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Devon Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Devon Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Occupations|Occupations]]
+*[[Devon Occupations|Occupations]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Devon Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Devon Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
+*[[Devon Taxation|Taxation]]
-*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Devon Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Devon Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Devon Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[Devon Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[England Biography|Biography]]
+*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Social activities
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 *[[England Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs (England)]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Devon Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Physical description
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Devon Military Records|Military Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Devon Court Records|Court Records]]
 |}