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== Record Finder Table for France ==
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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 ==
{| class="vertical listing"
This Record Finder table links to the France topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
|-
===Vital Events ===
| align="left" | '''1. If You Need'''
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
| align="left" | '''2. Look First In'''
| align="left" | '''3. Then Search'''
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Schools
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | Census, Military Records, Cemeteries, Biography
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[France Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
*[[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
*[[France Census|Census]]
*[[France Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[France Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| align="left" | Boundaries (province, canton, arrondissement, department)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, History
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Historical Geography, Church History
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|
*[[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | Death
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Probate Records, Biography
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[France Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
*Obituaries
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Emigration information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | Societies, Minorities
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | History, Church History
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Maps, Minorities
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Language and Languages
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | -
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
*Obituaries
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Directories, Genealogy
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| align="left" | Societies, Periodicals
*[[France Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Societies|Societies]]
*[[France Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | Notarial Records
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | Marriage
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| align="left" | Notarial Records, Biography
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Societies|Societies]]
*[[France Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[France Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| align="left" | Naming Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Names (Personal)
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Directories, Church Records, Census
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Genealogy, Societies, Nobility
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Probate Records, Notarial Records, Heraldry, Biography
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[France Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[France Census|Census]]
*Voting Registers
*Taxation
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Military Records, Biography
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps
*[[France Nobility|Nobility]]
| align="left" | Historical Geography
*[[France Heraldry|Heraldry]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Place of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Directories, Emigration and Immigration
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Census, Voting Registers, Schools, Taxation
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Census|Census]]
*[[France Directories|Directories]]
*[[France Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies, Church History
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Biography, History, Nobility, Heraldry, Minorities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Church History
*Social Life and Customs
| align="left" | Societies, Periodicals, Minorities
*[[France Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France History|History]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
 
| align="left" |  
*[[France Military Records|Military Records]]
Minorities, Cemeteries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  


|-
|}


===Reading French Records===
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|-
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[French Word List|French Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[[German Genealogical Word List]]
*[[French Republican Calendar]]
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
|-
| align="left" |Online tutorials
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[https://script.byu.edu/french-handwriting/introduction Script Tutorial for French - Reading French Handwritten Records]
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[French Letter Writing Guide]]
|}
|}


==Departments and Territories==
[[Category:France]]
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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 department or territory, including links to actual records.'''
|}
 
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<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="width:100%;padding-right:5px;">
    <li>[[Ain, France Genealogy|Ain]] (01)</li>
    <li>[[Aisne, France Genealogy|Aisne]] (02)</li>
    <li>[[Allier, France Genealogy|Allier]] (03)</li>
    <li>[[Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France Genealogy|Alpes-de-Haute-Provence]] (04)</li>
    <li>[[Hautes-Alpes, France Genealogy|Hautes-Alpes]] (05)</li>
    <li>[[Alpes-Maritimes, France Genealogy|Alpes-Maritimes]] (06)</li>
    <li>[[Ardèche, France Genealogy|Ardèche]] (07)</li>
    <li>[[Ardennes, France Genealogy|Ardennes]] (08)</li>
    <li>[[Ariège, France Genealogy|Ariège]] (09)</li>
    <li>[[Aube, France Genealogy|Aube]] (10)</li>
    <li>[[Aude, France Genealogy|Aude]] (11)</li>
    <li>[[Aveyron, France Genealogy|Aveyron]] (12)</li>
    <li>[[Bouches-du-Rhône, France Genealogy|Bouches-du-Rhône]] (13)</li>
    <li>[[Calvados, France Genealogy|Calvados]] (14)</li>
    <li>[[Cantal, France Genealogy|Cantal]] (15)</li>
    <li>[[Charente, France Genealogy|Charente]] (16)</li>
    <li>[[Charente-Maritime, France Genealogy|Charente-Maritime]] (17)</li>
    <li>[[Cher, France Genealogy|Cher]] (18)</li>
    <li>[[Corrèze, France Genealogy|Corrèze]] (19)</li>
    <li>[[Corse-du-Sud, France Genealogy|Corse-du-Sud]](2A)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Corse, France Genealogy|Haute-Corse]] (2B)</li>
    <li>[[Côte d'Or, France Genealogy|Côte d'Or]] (21)</li>
    <li>[[Côtes d'Armor, France Genealogy|Côtes d'Armor]] (22)</li>
    <li>[[Creuse, France Genealogy|Creuse]] (23)</li>
    <li>[[Dordogne, France Genealogy|Dordogne]] (24)</li>
    <li>[[Doubs, France Genealogy|Doubs]] (25)</li>
    <li>[[Drôme, France Genealogy|Drôme]] (26)</li>
    <li>[[Eure, France Genealogy|Eure]] (27)</li>
    <li>[[Eure-et-Loir, France Genealogy|Eure-et-Loir]] (28)</li>
    <li>[[Finistère, France Genealogy|Finistère]] (29)</li>
    <li>[[Gard, France Genealogy|Gard]] (30)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Garonne, France Genealogy|Haute-Garonne]] (31)</li>
    <li>[[Gers, France Genealogy|Gers]] (32)</li>
    <li>[[Gironde, France Genealogy|Gironde]](33)</li>
    <li>[[Hérault, France Genealogy|Hérault]] (34)</li>
    <li>[[Ille-et-Vilaine, France Genealogy|Ille-et-Vilaine]] (35)</li>
    <li>[[Indre, France Genealogy|Indre]] (36)</li>
    <li>[[Indre-et-Loire, France Genealogy|Indre-et-Loire]] (37)</li>
    <li>[[Isère, France Genealogy|Isère]] (38)</li>
    <li>[[Jura, France Genealogy|Jura]] (39)</li>
    <li>[[Landes, France Genealogy|Landes]] (40)</li>
    <li>[[Loir-et-Cher, France Genealogy|Loir-et-Cher]] (41)</li>
    <li>[[Loire, France Genealogy|Loire]] (42)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Loire, France Genealogy|Haute-Loire]] (43)</li>
    <li>[[Loire-Atlantique, France Genealogy|Loire-Atlantique]] (44)</li>
    <li>[[Loiret, France Genealogy|Loiret]] (45)</li>
    <li>[[Lot, France Genealogy|Lot]] (46)</li>
    <li>[[Lot-et-Garonne, France Genealogy|Lot-et-Garonne]] (47)</li>
    <li>[[Lozère, France Genealogy|Lozère]] (48)</li>
    <li>[[Maine-et-Loire, France Genealogy|Maine-et-Loire]] (49)</li>
    <li>[[Manche, France Genealogy|Manche]] (50)</li>
    <li>[[Marne, France Genealogy|Marne]] (51)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Marne, France Genealogy|Haute-Marne]] (52)</li>
    <li>[[Mayenne, France Genealogy|Mayenne]] (53)</li>
    <li>[[Meurthe-et-Moselle, France Genealogy|Meurthe-et-Moselle]] (54)</li>
    <li>[[Meuse, France Genealogy|Meuse]] (55)</li>
    <li>[[Morbihan, France Genealogy|Morbihan]] (56)</li>
    <li>[[Moselle, France Genealogy|Moselle]] (57)</li>
    <li>[[Nièvre, France Genealogy|Nièvre]] (58)</li>
    <li>[[Nord, France Genealogy|Nord]] (59)</li>
    <li>[[Oise, France Genealogy|Oise]] (60)</li>
    <li>[[Orne, France Genealogy|Orne]] (61)</li>
    <li>[[Pas-de-Calais, France Genealogy|Pas-de-Calais]] (62)</li>
    <li>[[Puy-de-Dôme, France Genealogy|Puy-de-Dôme]] (63)</li>
    <li>[[Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France Genealogy|Pyrénées-Atlantiques]] (64)</li>
    <li>[[Hautes-Pyrénées, France Genealogy|Hautes-Pyrénées]] (65)</li>
    <li>[[Pyrénées-Orientales, France Genealogy|Pyrénées-Orientales]](66)</li>
    <li>[[Bas-Rhin, France Genealogy|Bas-Rhin]] (67)</li>
    <li>[[Haut-Rhin, France Genealogy|Haut-Rhin]] (68)</li>
    <li>[[Rhône, France Genealogy|Rhône]] (69)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Saône, France Genealogy|Haute-Saône]] (70)</li>
    <li>[[Saône-et-Loire, France Genealogy|Saône-et-Loire]] (71)</li>
    <li>[[Sarthe, France Genealogy|Sarthe]] (72)</li>
    <li>[[Savoie, France Genealogy|Savoie]] (73)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Savoie, France Genealogy|Haute-Savoie]] (74)</li>
    <li>[[Paris, France Genealogy|Paris]] (75)</li>
    <li>[[Seine-Maritime, France Genealogy|Seine-Maritime]] (76)</li>
    <li>[[Seine-et-Marne, France Genealogy|Seine-et-Marne]] (77)</li>
    <li>[[Yvelines, France Genealogy|Yvelines]] (78)</li>
    <li>[[Deux-Sèvres, France Genealogy|Deux-Sèvres]] (79)</li>
    <li>[[Somme, France Genealogy|Somme]] (80)</li>
    <li>[[Tarn, France Genealogy|Tarn]] (81)</li>
    <li>[[Tarn-et-Garonne, France Genealogy|Tarn-et-Garonne]] (82)</li>
    <li>[[Var, France Genealogy|Var]] (83)</li>
    <li>[[Vaucluse, France Genealogy|Vaucluse]] (84)</li>
    <li>[[Vendée, France Genealogy|Vendée]] (85)</li>
    <li>[[Vienne, France Genealogy|Vienne]] (86)</li>
    <li>[[Haute-Vienne, France Genealogy|Haute-Vienne]] (87)</li>
    <li>[[Vosges, France Genealogy|Vosges]] (88)</li>
    <li>[[Yonne, France Genealogy|Yonne]] (89)</li>
    <li>[[Territoire-de-Belfort, France Genealogy|Territoire-de-Belfort]] (90)</li>
    <li>[[Essonne, France Genealogy|Essonne]] (91)</li>
    <li>[[Hauts-de-Seine, France Genealogy|Hauts-de-Seine]] (92)</li>
    <li>[[Seine-Saint-Denis, France Genealogy|Seine-St.Denis]] (93)</li>
    <li>[[Val-de-Marne, France Genealogy|Val-de-Marne]] (94)</li>
    <li>[[Val-d’Oise, France Genealogy|Val-d’Oise]] (95)</li>
</ul>
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<br>
'''Territories'''<br>
*[[French Guiana, France Genealogy|French Guiana]]
*[[Guadeloupe, France Genealogy|Guadeloupe]]
*[[Martinique, France Genealogy|Martinique]]
*[[Mayotte, France Genealogy|Mayotte]]
*[[Reunion Island, France Genealogy|La Réunion]]
*[[Saint Martin Genealogy|Saint Martin]]
 
 
[[Category:France Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Revision as of 10:10, 23 January 2008

This table can help you decide which records to search.In column 1, find what you need to know (your goal). In column 2, find the types of records that are most likely to have the information you need. Then turn to that section of this outline. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful. When you know the record type you need, look for it in the Family History Library Catalog in the Locality section. Records containing previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) could provide information for almost every category listed. These have not been included in the list unless they are especially helpful for the goal.


1. If You Need 2. Look First In 3. Then Search
Age Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Schools Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration
Birth date and birthplace Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records Census, Military Records, Cemeteries, Biography
City or parish of foreign birth Naturalization and Citizenship Emigration and Immigration
Boundaries (province, canton, arrondissement, department) Gazetteers, Maps, History Historical Geography, Church History
Death Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records Cemeteries, Probate Records, Biography
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration Societies, Minorities
Historical background History, Church History Maps, Minorities
Language helps Language and Languages -
Living relatives Directories, Genealogy Societies, Periodicals
Maiden name Civil Registration, Church Records Notarial Records
Marriage Civil Registration, Church Records Notarial Records, Biography
Naming Customs Names (Personal) Genealogy, Periodicals
Occupations Directories, Church Records, Census Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
Parents, children, and other family members Civil Registration, Church Records, Genealogy, Societies, Nobility Probate Records, Notarial Records, Heraldry, Biography
Physical description Military Records, Biography Emigration and Immigration
Place-finding aids Gazetteers, Maps Historical Geography
Place of residence Civil Registration, Directories, Emigration and Immigration Census, Voting Registers, Schools, Taxation
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies, Church History Biography, History, Nobility, Heraldry, Minorities
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries, Church History Societies, Periodicals, Minorities
Religion Civil Registration, Church Records

Minorities, Cemeteries


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