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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.
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* Step 1. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. Decide what information you would like to learn about that person. This new information is your research goal.
* Step 2. In column 1 of this table, find the goal you selected.
* Step 3. In column 2 of this table, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need; then read the sections in this outline about those types of records.
* Step 4. Look in the Family History Library Catalog and choose a specific record to search.
* Step 5. Look at the record.
* Step 6. If you do not find the information you need, return to column 3 and search those record types. Note:Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but they are not listed unless they are especially helpful.


== 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.


== List of Topics ==
{| width="100%"
This Record Finder table links to the Yorkshire topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
|-
 
| align="left" | '''1. If You Need'''
===Vital Events ===
| align="left" | '''2. Search These Record Types First'''
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
| align="left" | '''3. Search These Record Types Next'''
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Age
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Census, Civil Registration, Church Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Obituaries, Military Records
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Birth date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | Obituaries, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations
*[[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" | Marriage place and date
| align="left" | Birthplace
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Census, Civil Registration, Church Records
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | Obituaries, Newspapers, Occupations, Military Records
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
{|
|-
|-
|
| align="left" | Place of foreign birth (not England)
*Obituaries
| align="left" | Church Records, Census
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies (England)]]
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
*[[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" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | Parish, district, and county boundaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Gazetteers
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | Maps, History
*[[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"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Death
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Obituaries, Newspapers, Cemeteries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | Probate Records, Court Records, Land and Property, Military Records
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | History, Genealogy
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | Church History
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | Immigration date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | See research outline for country to which ancestor immigrated
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Church Records
*[[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" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Directories, Civil Registration
*[[Yorkshire Directories|Directories]]
| align="left" | Societies, Newspapers, Periodicals
*[[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
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*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"
|-
| 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" | Residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[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" | Noble families
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility England)]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| 
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[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" | Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[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
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
|}
 
==Links to Instructions and Records by County==
{|
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|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:'''
|}
 
{|
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|-
|-
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|County Topic Articles Links
| align="left" | Maiden name
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|Parishes Links
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
 
| align="left" | Obituaries, Newspapers, Cemeteries
|-
|-
|[[Bedfordshire, England Genealogy|Bedfordshire County]]
| align="left" | Marriage
|[[Bedfordshire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | Church Records, Civil Registration, Genealogy, Periodicals
| align="left" | Newspapers, Biography, Nobility, Cemeteries
|-
|-
|[[Berkshire, England Genealogy|Berkshire County]]
| align="left" | Occupation
|[[Berkshire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | Church Records, Census, Directories, Civil Registration, Occupations, Probate Records
 
| align="left" | Court Records, Obituaries, Officials and Employees, Military Records, Taxation
|-
|-
|[[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire County]]
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
|[[Buckinghamshire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | Census, Obituaries, Probate Records
 
| align="left" | Church Records, Newspapers, Civil Registration
|-
|-
|[[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire County]]
| align="left" | Physical description
|[[Cambridgeshire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | Military Records, Court Records
 
| align="left" | Church Records, Newspapers, Civil Registration
|-
|-
|[[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire County]]
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
|[[Cheshire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Directories, Maps
 
| align="left" | History, Taxation, Land and Property, Periodicals
|-
|-
|[[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall County]]
| align="left" | Places of residence
|[[Cornwall  Parishes]]
| align="left" | Census, Church Records, Directories
 
| align="left" | Land and Property, Probate Records, Taxation
|-
|-
|[[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland County]]
| align="left" | Place of residence when you know only the county
|[[Cumberland  Parishes]]
| align="left" | Directories, Census, Probate Records, Civil Registration
 
| align="left" | Church Records, Taxation
|-
|-
|[[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire County]]
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
|[[Derbyshire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | Biography, Genealogy, Societies
 
| align="left" | Nobility, Periodicals
|-
|-
|[[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon County]]
| align="left" | Record-finding aids
|[[Devon  Parishes]]
| align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Genealogy
 
| align="left" | Societies, Periodicals
|-
|-
|[[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset County]]
| align="left" | Religion
|[[Dorset  Parishes]]
| align="left" | Church Records, Biography, Obituaries, Civil Registration
 
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Genealogy, History, Probate Records<br>
|-
|[[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]]
 
|-
|[[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire County]]
|[[Lancashire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[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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[[Category:England]]

Revision as of 03:34, 18 August 2008

This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.

  • Step 1. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. Decide what information you would like to learn about that person. This new information is your research goal.
  • Step 2. In column 1 of this table, find the goal you selected.
  • Step 3. In column 2 of this table, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need; then read the sections in this outline about those types of records.
  • Step 4. Look in the Family History Library Catalog and choose a specific record to search.
  • Step 5. Look at the record.
  • Step 6. If you do not find the information you need, return to column 3 and search those record types. Note:Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but they are not listed unless they are especially helpful.


1. If You Need 2. Search These Record Types First 3. Search These Record Types Next
Age Census, Civil Registration, Church Records Cemeteries, Obituaries, Military Records
Birth date Civil Registration, Church Records Obituaries, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations
Birthplace Census, Civil Registration, Church Records Obituaries, Newspapers, Occupations, Military Records
Place of foreign birth (not England) Church Records, Census Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
Parish, district, and county boundaries Gazetteers Maps, History
Death Civil Registration, Church Records, Obituaries, Newspapers, Cemeteries Probate Records, Court Records, Land and Property, Military Records
Historical background History, Genealogy Church History
Immigration date See research outline for country to which ancestor immigrated Emigration and Immigration, Church Records
Living relatives Directories, Civil Registration Societies, Newspapers, Periodicals
Maiden name Civil Registration, Church Records Obituaries, Newspapers, Cemeteries
Marriage Church Records, Civil Registration, Genealogy, Periodicals Newspapers, Biography, Nobility, Cemeteries
Occupation Church Records, Census, Directories, Civil Registration, Occupations, Probate Records Court Records, Obituaries, Officials and Employees, Military Records, Taxation
Parents, children, and other family members Census, Obituaries, Probate Records Church Records, Newspapers, Civil Registration
Physical description Military Records, Court Records Church Records, Newspapers, Civil Registration
Place-finding aids Gazetteers, Directories, Maps History, Taxation, Land and Property, Periodicals
Places of residence Census, Church Records, Directories Land and Property, Probate Records, Taxation
Place of residence when you know only the county Directories, Census, Probate Records, Civil Registration Church Records, Taxation
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Biography, Genealogy, Societies Nobility, Periodicals
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries, Genealogy Societies, Periodicals
Religion Church Records, Biography, Obituaries, Civil Registration Cemeteries, Genealogy, History, Probate Records
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