England Record Finder: Difference between revisions

VisualWikitext

Revision as of 15:39, 3 February 2025

England Wiki Topics

England Beginning Research

Record Types

England Background

England Genealogical Word Lists

Latin

Cultural Groups

Cultural Groups

Local Research Resources

London

Record Finder

Record Finder Table for Yorkshire[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 Yorkshire 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	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]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
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]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Census Civil Registration Church Records	Directories Land and Property Probate Records Taxation

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

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

Links to Instructions and Records by County[edit | edit source]

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:

County Topic Articles Links	Parishes Links
Bedfordshire County	Bedfordshire Parishes
Berkshire County	Berkshire Parishes
Buckinghamshire County	Buckinghamshire Parishes
Cambridgeshire County	Cambridgeshire Parishes
Cheshire County	Cheshire Parishes
Cornwall County	Cornwall Parishes
Cumberland County	Cumberland Parishes
Derbyshire County	Derbyshire Parishes
Devon County	Devon Parishes
Dorset County	Dorset Parishes
Durham County	Durham Parishes
Essex County	Essex Parishes
Gloucestershire County	Gloucestershire Parishes
Hampshire County	Hampshire Parishes
Herefordshire County	Herefordshire Parishes
Hertfordshire County	Hertfordshire Parishes
Huntingdonshire County	Huntingdonshire Parishes
Kent County	Kent Parishes
Lancashire County	Lancashire Parishes
Leicestershire County	Leicestershire Parishes

County Topic Articles Links	Parishes Links
Lincolnshire County	Lincolnshire Parishes
London County	London Parishes
Middlesex County	Middlesex Parishes
Norfolk County	Norfolk Parishes
Northamptonshire County	Northamptonshire Parishes
Northumberland County	Northumberland Parishes
Nottinghamshire County	Nottinghamshire Parishes
Oxfordshire County	Oxfordshire Parishes
Rutland County	Rutland Parishes
Shropshire County	Shropshire Parishes
Somerset County	Somerset Parishes
Staffordshire County	Staffordshire Parishes
Suffolk County	Suffolk Parishes
Surrey County	Surrey Parishes
Sussex County	Sussex Parishes
Warwickshire County	Warwickshire Parishes
Westmorland County	Westmorland Parishes
Wiltshire County	Wiltshire Parishes
Worcestershire County	Worcestershire Parishes
Yorkshire County	Yorkshire Parishes

@@ Line 32: / Line 32: @@
 | align="left" | Birth date and place
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
+*[[London Census|Census]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[London Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 *Obituaries
-*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
+*[[England Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 {|
@@ Line 49: / Line 49: @@
 |
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies (England)]]
+*[[London Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[London Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[London Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]
+*[[London Biography|Biography]]
-*[[England Nobility|Nobility (England)]]
+*[[London Nobility|Nobility]]
-*[[Yorkshire Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[London Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |}
 |-
 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
 *Obituaries
-*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[London Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[London Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[London Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[London Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[Yorkshire Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
+*[[London Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
-*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
+*[[England Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
 |-
 |}
@@ Line 82: / Line 82: @@
 | align="left" | Maiden name
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[London Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[London Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
+*[[London Census|Census]]
-*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[London Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[London Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Living relatives
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Directories|Directories]]
+*[[London Directories|Directories]]
-*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[London Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[Yorkshire Societies|Societies]]
+*[[London Societies|Societies]]
 *Social media, Facebook, etc.
@@ Line 124: / Line 124: @@
 *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 (England)]]
+*[[London Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
+*[[London Census|Census]]
-*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration (England)]]
+*[[London Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 *[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship (England)]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
@@ Line 145: / Line 145: @@
 | align="left" | Residence
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
+*[[London Census|Census]]
-*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Directories|Directories]]
+*[[London Directories|Directories]]
-*[[Yorkshire Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[London Land and Property|Land and Property]]
-*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[London Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[England Taxation|Taxation (England)]]
+*[[London Taxation|Taxation]]
 |}
@@ Line 165: / Line 165: @@
 | align="left" | Noble families
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Heraldry|Heraldry]]
+*[[London Heraldry|Heraldry]]
-*[[England Nobility|Nobility England)]]
+*[[London Nobility|Nobility]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 |-
 | align="left" | Occupation
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
+*[[London Census|Census]]
-*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Yorkshire Occupations|Occupations]]
+*[[London Occupations|Occupations]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[London Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[London Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[England Taxation|Taxation (England)]]
+*[[London Taxation|Taxation]]
 *[[England Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[London Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies (England)]]
+*[[London Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]
+*[[London Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Social activities
@@ Line 196: / Line 196: @@
 *[[England Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs (England)]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[London Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Physical description
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
+*[[England Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[London Court Records|Court Records]]
 |}
@@ Line 369: / Line 369: @@
 {{Place|England}}
-[[Category:Record Finder]] [[Category:Research Strategies]][[Category:Yorkshire, England]]
+[[Category:Record Finder]] [[Category:Research Strategies]][[Category:London, England]]