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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.
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== Record Finder Table for France ==
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.


{| class="vertical listing"
== List of Topics ==
| align="left" | '''1. If You Need'''
This Record Finder table links to the France topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
| align="left" | '''2. Look First In'''
===Vital Events ===
| align="left" | '''3. Then Search'''
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Schools
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Census, Military Records, Cemeteries, Biography
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[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" | City or parish of foreign birth
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|
*[[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
*[[France Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Boundaries (province, canton, arrondissement, department)
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Historical Geography, Church History
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[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:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[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
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[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
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[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"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Notarial Records, Jewish Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Probate Records, Biography
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Emigration information
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Societies, Minorities
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*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" | Historical background
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| align="left" | History, Church History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Maps, Minorities
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Language helps
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Language and Languages
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | -
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Directories, Genealogy
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Societies, Periodicals
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[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"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Notarial Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
| align="left" | Nobility
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Notarial Records, Biography
*[[France Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[France Heraldry|Heraldry]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming Customs
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Names (Personal)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Census|Census]]
*[[France Directories|Directories]]
*[[France Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupations
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Directories, Church Records, Census
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records, Genealogy, Societies, Nobility
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Probate Records, Notarial Records, Heraldry, Biography
*Social Life and Customs
*[[France Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France History|History]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Military Records, Biography
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
 
*[[France Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading French Records===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Historical Geography
*[[French Word List|French Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[[German Genealogical Word List]]
*[[French Republican Calendar]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place of residence
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Directories, Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Census, Voting Registers, Schools, Taxation
*[[France Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" |Online tutorials
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies, Church History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Biography, History, Nobility, Heraldry, Minorities
*[https://script.byu.edu/french-handwriting/introduction Script Tutorial for French - Reading French Handwritten Records]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Record-finding aids
| align="left" |Writing for records
| align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Church History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Societies, Periodicals, Minorities
*[[French Letter Writing Guide]]
|}
 
==Departments and Territories==
{|
|[[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 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>
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Civil Registration, Church Records
| align="left" | Minorities, Cemeteries
|}
|}
<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]]

Latest revision as of 17:03, 29 February 2024


France Wiki Topics
Flag of France
France Beginning Research
Record Types
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Record Finder Table for France[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the France topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
Country and town of origin

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nobility
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Reading French Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Naming patterns
Online tutorials
Writing for records

Departments and Territories[edit | edit source]

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 department or territory, including links to actual records.


Territories

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