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Guide to '''England ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
'''England '''is one of the four constituent countries of the [[United Kingdom]] (together with [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]], [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland Genealogy|Northern Ireland]]). It has a history that goes back over a thousand years. In 1707, the Kingdom of England joined the [[Scotland Genealogy|Kingdom of Scotland]] in union to become the [[Great Britain|Kingdom of Great Britain]]. The official language is English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "England," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England, accessed 23 March 2016.</ref>


== Research tools  ==
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*[[England Record Selection Table|England Record Selection Table]]
==England Map==
*[[England Websites|England Websites]]
Genealogy records are kept at the Parish level in England. The map below shows county boundaries as of 1851. Click on a county below to go to the county Wiki article listing more information.
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{{England 1851 antique style with Isle of Man}}


== Getting started with England research  ==


Have you ever wondered about one of your ancestors, perhaps you great grandpa? Do you know when or where he was living, or perhaps his christening or birth date, and the place? What if you don’t have this information? Your curiosity is important and you want to know more about him. Being new to genealogy, where can you start to find more information? Do you know when and where he lived?<br>
==Counties and Parishes==
 
The England counties listed below are '''based on historic boundaries pre-1974'''. Genealogy records are kept on the county and parish level in England. These counties are used throughout the FamilySearch system to organize access to records and articles. Click on a county or parish name below to go to the relevant wiki article listing more information.  
To search for the right area of England your ancestral heritage is from you should first check for all the clues in the area where your relatives lived. Do you know a place? Did they immigrate to another country, such as Canada or the United States? If so, search records in those countries to try and find the place where they lived in England. Look in any location in England that is mentioned in connection to your family members.
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If you're not sure where they lived, search first at your and your parents' home for documents and papers. Ask family members what they remember. The old photographs and books they owned and left in the family possession, can tell where the family lived.&nbsp;Keep your eye out for old country friends of the family they may be connected to your ancestral home. Some family tales are based in fact and should be considered. Check all information about your direct relative and any lateral relatives you can find. Remember your surname might vary in spelling.<br>
 
Birth records of the children can help locate a place. Places can also be mentioned in funeral cards, cemetery burial records, death notices, death certificates, marriage license and certificate information. Do you have any of these records in your possession? If they immigrated to Canada or the United States, search for passenger records from England. U.S. Social Security applications, starting in 1942 but fully recorded from 1962, ask where the applicant was born. <br>
 
Remember school records in your search. Schools were not available to all 19th century English people.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
The following Beginner’s Corner links will help you get started. Choose from one of the following.<br>
 
*I want to find a [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/English_Birth%2C_Christening_or_Baptism_Date birth, christening or baptism].
*I want to find a [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/English_Marriage_Dates marriage].
*I want to find a [[English Burial or Death Dates|death or burial]].
*I want to know about [[Finding How My English Family Lived|how my family lived]].
 
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<li>[[Bedfordshire, England Genealogy|Bedfordshire]] ([[Bedfordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
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<li>[[Berkshire, England Genealogy|Berkshire]] ([[Berkshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[http://www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.co.uk/ Who Do You Think You Are?: The National History Show] 27 February-1 March 2009 in Olympia, London.
<li>[[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire]] ([[Buckinghamshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
 
<li>[[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire]] ([[Cambridgeshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
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<li>[[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire]] ([[Cheshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
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<li>[[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall]] ([[Cornwall Parishes|parishes]])</li>
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<li>[[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland]] ([[Cumberland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
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<li>[[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire]] ([[Derbyshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
Key Topics to get Started:
<li>[[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon]] ([[Devon Parishes|parishes]])</li>
 
<li>[[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset]] ([[Dorset Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Census|Census]]  
<li>[[Durham, England Genealogy|Durham]] ([[Durham Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
<li>[[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex]] ([[Essex Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
<li>[[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire]] ([[Gloucestershire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
<li>[[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire]] ([[Hampshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
 
<li>[[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire]] ([[Herefordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
Other Topics:
<li>[[Hertfordshire, England Genealogy|Hertfordshire]] ([[Hertfordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
 
<li>[[Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy|Huntingdonshire]] ([[Huntingdonshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]  
<li>[[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent]] ([[Kent Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Biography|Biography]]  
<li>[[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire]] ([[Lancashire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
<li>[[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire]] ([[Leicestershire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Church Directories|Church Directories]]  
<li>[[Lincolnshire, England Genealogy|Lincolnshire]] ([[Lincolnshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Church History|Church History]]  
<li>[[London, England Genealogy|London]] ([[London Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]  
<li>[[Middlesex, England Genealogy|Middlesex]] ([[Middlesex Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Directories|Directories]]  
<li>[[Norfolk, England Genealogy|Norfolk]] ([[Norfolk Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
<li>[[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire]] ([[Northamptonshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
<li>[[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland]] ([[Northumberland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
<li>[[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire]] ([[Nottinghamshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]  
<li>[[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire]] ([[Oxfordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]  
<li>[[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland]] ([[Rutland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England History|History]]  
<li>[[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire]] ([[Shropshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]  
<li>[[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset]] ([[Somerset Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]  
<li>[[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire]] ([[Staffordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Maps|Maps]]  
<li>[[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk]] ([[Suffolk Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Merchant Marine|Merchant Marine]]  
<li>[[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey]] ([[Surrey Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]  
<li>[[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex]] ([[Sussex Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Names, Personal|Names Personal]]  
<li>[[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire]] ([[Warwickshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[United Kingdom Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]  
<li>[[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland]] ([[Westmorland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
<li>[[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire]] ([[Wiltshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]  
<li>[[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire]] ([[Worcestershire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Occupations|Occupations]]  
<li>[[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|Yorkshire]] ([[Yorkshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
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*[[England Schools|Schools]]  
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*[[England Societies|Societies]]  
*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]


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