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''[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England_Record Selection Table|Record Finder]]''{{England-sidebar}}
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This table can help you decide which [[England Genealogy|England]] records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.
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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.  
== Record Finder Table for Yorkshire ==
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.


:*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 FamilySearch Catalog. Some records are not at the library.
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Yorkshire topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


Step 3. '''In column 3''' find additional record types that may be useful.
===Vital Events ===
 
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
:*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.
|-
 
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
{| style=width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''3. Other useful records'''
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
{|
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date
|
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
*Obituaries
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies (England)]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility (England)]]
*[[Yorkshire Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|}
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Occupations|Occupations]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place of foreign birth (not England)
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parish, district, and county boundaries
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Maps|Maps]], [[England History|History]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Court Records|Court Records]], [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | [[England History|History]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Church History|Church History]]
*[[Yorkshire Directories|Directories]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Yorkshire Societies|Societies]]
*Social media, Facebook, etc.
 
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| align="left" | See research outline for country to which ancestor immigrated  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*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)]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration (England)]]
*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship (England)]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Directories|Directories]]
*[[Yorkshire Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation (England)]]
 
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
| align="left" | Noble families
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Nobility|Nobility]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility England)]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation  
| align="left" | Occupation  
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Census|Census]], [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Occupations|Occupations]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Court Records|Court Records]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Officials and Employees|Officials and Employees]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Occupations|Occupations]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation (England)]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies (England)]]
*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]  
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs (England)]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England Court Records|Court Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
|}
 
==Links to Instructions and Records by County==
{|
|[[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png]]
|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:'''
|}
 
{|
|-
|style="padding-right:50px"|
{|cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="2"|
 
|-
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|County Topic Articles Links
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|Parishes Links
 
|-
|[[Bedfordshire, England Genealogy|Bedfordshire County]]
|[[Bedfordshire  Parishes]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
|[[Berkshire, England Genealogy|Berkshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Maps|Maps]]  
|[[Berkshire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England History|History]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]], [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Places of residence
|[[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Directories|Directories]]  
|[[Buckinghamshire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place of residence when you know only the county
|[[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Census|Census]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
|[[Cambridgeshire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
|[[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England Societies|Societies]]  
|[[Cheshire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Nobility|Nobility]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Record-finding aids
|[[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall County]]
| align="left" | [[England Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
|[[Cornwall  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
|[[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland County]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
|[[Cumberland  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England History|History]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
 
|}
|-
|[[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire County]]
|[[Derbyshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon County]]
|[[Devon  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset County]]
|[[Dorset  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Durham, England Genealogy|Durham County]]
|[[Durham  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex County]]
|[[Essex  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire County]]
|[[Gloucestershire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire County]]
|[[Hampshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire County]]
|[[Herefordshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Hertfordshire, England Genealogy|Hertfordshire County]]
|[[Hertfordshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy|Huntingdonshire County]]
|[[Huntingdonshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent County]]
|[[Kent  Parishes]]


'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
|-
|[[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire County]]
|[[Lancashire  Parishes]]


[[England Cornwall Church of England Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|England Cornwall Church of England Parish Registers (FamilySearch Hisstorical Records)]]  
|-
|[[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire County]]
|[[Leicestershire  Parishes]]


|}
|
{|cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="2"|
|-
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|County Topic Articles Links
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|Parishes Links
|-
|[[Lincolnshire, England Genealogy|Lincolnshire County]]
|[[Lincolnshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[London, England Genealogy|London County]]
|[[London Parishes]]
|-
|[[Middlesex, England Genealogy|Middlesex County]]
|[[Middlesex Parishes]]
|-
|[[Norfolk, England Genealogy|Norfolk County]]
|[[Norfolk Parishes]]
|-
|[[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire County]]
|[[Northamptonshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland County]]
|[[Northumberland Parishes]]
|-
|[[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire County]]
|[[Nottinghamshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire County]]
|[[Oxfordshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland County]]
|[[Rutland Parishes]]
|-
|[[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire County]]
|[[Shropshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset County]]
|[[Somerset Parishes]]
|-
|[[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire County]]
|[[Staffordshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk County]]
|[[Suffolk Parishes]]
|-
|[[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey County]]
|[[Surrey Parishes]]
|-
|[[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex County]]
|[[Sussex Parishes]]
|-
|[[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire County]]
|[[Warwickshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland County]]
|[[Westmorland Parishes]]
|-
|[[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire County]]
|[[Wiltshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire County]]
|[[Worcestershire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|Yorkshire County]]
|[[Yorkshire Parishes]]
|}
|}
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