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*[[England Search Strategies for Births, Marriages and Deaths|Search strategies]] for finding births, marriages, and deaths.  
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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Regions/Codes.html England counties list] (with their Chapman Code abbreviations)
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*[[England Record Selection Table|England Record Selection Table]]  
Guide to '''England ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
*[http://script.byu.edu/english/en/welcome.aspx English Script Tutorial]  
==Information==
*[[Media:Finding_Records_of_Your_Ancestors_England_1837_To_1901.pdf|Finding records of your ancestors - England 1837 to 1901]]  
'''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>
*[[England Websites|England Websites]]  
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/MailingLists.html#BDF England Genealogical Discussion Groups]
*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/ The Workhouse]
*A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe [http://thepeerage.com/ thepeerage.com/]


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== Counties  ==


==England Map==
'''Click on a county to go to that county's page:''' {{Englandimagemap}}  
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.
{{England 1851 antique style with Isle of Man}}  


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==Counties and Parishes==
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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.
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<li>[[Bedfordshire, England Genealogy|Bedfordshire]] ([[Bedfordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Bedfordshire]]  
<li>[[Berkshire, England Genealogy|Berkshire]] ([[Berkshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Berkshire]]  
<li>[[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire]] ([[Buckinghamshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Buckinghamshire]]  
<li>[[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire]] ([[Cambridgeshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Cambridgeshire]]  
<li>[[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire]] ([[Cheshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Cheshire]]  
<li>[[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall]] ([[Cornwall Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Cornwall]]  
<li>[[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland]] ([[Cumberland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Cumberland]]  
<li>[[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire]] ([[Derbyshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Derbyshire]]  
<li>[[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon]] ([[Devon Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Devonshire]]  
<li>[[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset]] ([[Dorset Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Dorset]]  
<li>[[Durham, England Genealogy|Durham]] ([[Durham Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Durham]]  
<li>[[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex]] ([[Essex Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Essex]]  
<li>[[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire]] ([[Gloucestershire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Gloucestershire]]
<li>[[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire]] ([[Hampshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
 
<li>[[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire]] ([[Herefordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
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<li>[[Hertfordshire, England Genealogy|Hertfordshire]] ([[Hertfordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Hampshire]]  
<li>[[Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy|Huntingdonshire]] ([[Huntingdonshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Herefordshire]]  
<li>[[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent]] ([[Kent Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Hertfordshire]]  
<li>[[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire]] ([[Lancashire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Huntingdonshire]]  
<li>[[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire]] ([[Leicestershire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Kent]]  
<li>[[Lincolnshire, England Genealogy|Lincolnshire]] ([[Lincolnshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Lancashire]]  
<li>[[London, England Genealogy|London]] ([[London Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Leicestershire]]  
<li>[[Middlesex, England Genealogy|Middlesex]] ([[Middlesex Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Lincolnshire]]  
<li>[[Norfolk, England Genealogy|Norfolk]] ([[Norfolk Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Middlesex]]  
<li>[[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire]] ([[Northamptonshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Norfolk]]  
<li>[[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland]] ([[Northumberland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Northamptonshire]]  
<li>[[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire]] ([[Nottinghamshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Northumberland]]  
<li>[[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire]] ([[Oxfordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Nottinghamshire]]
<li>[[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland]] ([[Rutland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
 
<li>[[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire]] ([[Shropshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
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<li>[[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset]] ([[Somerset Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Oxfordshire]]  
<li>[[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire]] ([[Staffordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Rutland]]  
<li>[[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk]] ([[Suffolk Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Shropshire]]  
<li>[[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey]] ([[Surrey Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Somerset]]  
<li>[[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex]] ([[Sussex Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Staffordshire]]  
<li>[[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire]] ([[Warwickshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Suffolk]]  
<li>[[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland]] ([[Westmorland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Surrey]]  
<li>[[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire]] ([[Wiltshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Sussex]]  
<li>[[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire]] ([[Worcestershire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Warwickshire]]  
<li>[[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|Yorkshire]] ([[Yorkshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[Westmorland]]  
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*[[Wiltshire]]  
*[[Worcestershire]]  
*[[Yorkshire]]
 
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==References==
== Beginner's Corner  ==
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[[Category:England]]
Have you ever wondered about one of your English ancestors, perhaps your great grandpa? Do you know when or where he was living, or perhaps the place and date of his birth? Your curiosity about him motivates you to&nbsp;want to know more. Do you know where to start to find information?&nbsp;
 
Start by asking your relatives what they remember about him.&nbsp;[[Start Family History by Writing What is Known|Write down]] what you&nbsp;learn. Some family&nbsp;stories are based in fact and should be considered. Perhaps you will only have&nbsp;an approximate time and place. The Beginner’s Corner links to information that will help you get started. Choose from one of the following:
 
*I want to find a [[English Birth, Christening or Baptism Date|birth, christening or baptism]].
*I want to find a [[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]].
 
== Featured Content  ==
 
*'''New:''' [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 Family History Library England Beginning Research Series is now available online. Click here to access this course.]
*'''Beginners Guide 1837 to 1901:''' [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/1/18/Finding_Records_of_Your_Ancestors_England_1837_To_1901.pdf Finding Records of Your Ancestors England 1837 To 1901] (3 Mb pdf file)
*'''Browse by topic:''' [[:Category:England|All pages for England]]
*'''Article:''' [[Birth-baptism intervals for family historians|Birth-baptism intervals for family historians]]
*'''World Conference on Records:''' Success in the pursuit of genealogy is dependent on many factors, but especially four, according to Sir Anthony Wagner. [[Finding English Ancestors Not Recorded in the Common Records of Civil Registration, Parish Registers, or Probate Records|Read more...]]
*'''Database of British Jews:''' [[Jewish Knowles Collection|'''The Knowles Collection''']] Last updated Jan 2010, now with over 75,000 entries.
 
=== Ideas for Finding Compiled Information on English&nbsp;Ancestry  ===
 
Here's an article titled "[[A Checklist of Compiled Sources & Where to Find Them]]" that's specifically geared toward researchers who seek to learn of already compiled genealogical data on (i.e. immigrant) ancestry from England.
 
[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/England.pdf BYU Research Outline for England]<br>
 
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*1 Oct [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/celebratingcensus Celebrating the Census]
*19 Nov [http://www.steam-museum.org.uk/ Railway Records Seminar]
 
[[England Genealogy News|More news items...]] [[England Events|More events...]]
 
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Key Topics to get Started:
 
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
 
Other Topics:
 
*[[England Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[England Biography|Biography]]
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Church Directories|Church Directories]]
*[[England Church History|Church History]]
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Directories|Directories]]
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[England Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[England Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
*[[England History|History]]
*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[England Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[England Maps|Maps]]
*[[British Merchant Marine|Merchant Marine]]
*[[British Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[England Names, Personal|Names Personal]]
*[[United Kingdom Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[England Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[England Schools|Schools]]
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/index.php?title=England_Shipping_Shipwrecks&action=edit&redlink=1 Shipping&nbsp;and Shipwrecks]
*[[England Societies|Societies]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
 
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Revision as of 12:57, 22 August 2011

Research tools[edit | edit source]

Counties[edit | edit source]

Click on a county to go to that county's page:
CornwallDevonSomersetDorsetWiltshireHampshireSussexKentSurreyLondonMiddlesexEssexBerkshireGloucestershireOxfordshireBuckinghamshireHertfordshireBedfordshireCambridgeshireSuffolkNorfolkHuntingdonshireNorthamptonshireHerefordshireWorcestershireWarwickshireShropshireStaffordshireLeicestershireRutlandLincolnshireNottinghamshireDerbyshireCheshireLancashireYorkshireWestmorlandCumberlandDurhamNorthumberlandEngland image map.png


Or click on a link below:

Beginner's Corner[edit | edit source]

Have you ever wondered about one of your English ancestors, perhaps your great grandpa? Do you know when or where he was living, or perhaps the place and date of his birth? Your curiosity about him motivates you to want to know more. Do you know where to start to find information? 

Start by asking your relatives what they remember about him. Write down what you learn. Some family stories are based in fact and should be considered. Perhaps you will only have an approximate time and place. The Beginner’s Corner links to information that will help you get started. Choose from one of the following:

Featured Content[edit | edit source]

Ideas for Finding Compiled Information on English Ancestry[edit | edit source]

Here's an article titled "A Checklist of Compiled Sources & Where to Find Them" that's specifically geared toward researchers who seek to learn of already compiled genealogical data on (i.e. immigrant) ancestry from England.

BYU Research Outline for England




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