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Research Tips and Strategies

Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Florida Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Florida. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Delaware Research Strategies

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Delaware

Delaware Online Genealogy Records

How to find Delaware Birth Records

How to find Delaware Marriage Records

How to find Delaware Death Records

Delaware Research Tips

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Delaware.

Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1861 but was discontinued in 1863. Registration resumed in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1921. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: The State of Delaware began recording deaths in 1913. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Delaware death records
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Delaware Record Finder

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Delaware Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) (after 1906)	Biography History

Further Delaware Research

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Delaware Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to Delaware Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on Delaware, including research at the county level, visit the Delaware page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the Delaware record collections at FamilySearch.

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-These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Delaware.
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Delaware.
-*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Delaware start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
+*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1861 but was discontinued in 1863. Registration resumed in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1921. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
-*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Delaware began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Delaware death records]]
+*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Delaware began recording deaths in 1913. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Delaware death records]]
 *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
+=== Delaware Record Finder  ===
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Delaware Record Finder]].'''
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+| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
+| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
+| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
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+Birth information
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[How to Find Delaware Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Delaware Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Delaware Church Records|Church records]]
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+*[[Delaware Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Delaware Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Delaware Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Delaware Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Delaware Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Delaware Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Delaware Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Delaware Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Delaware Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Delaware Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Delaware Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Delaware Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Delaware Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Delaware Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Delaware Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Delaware Census|Census]]
+*[[Delaware Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Delaware, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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+| style="padding:10px"|
+Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Delaware Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Delaware Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Delaware Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Delaware Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Delaware Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Delaware Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Delaware History|History]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Delaware Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Delaware Census|Census]]
+*[[Delaware Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Delaware Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Delaware Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Delaware Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Delaware Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Delaware History|History]]
+|}
+=== Further Delaware Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Delaware Record Finder]].'''
+*For online record collections, go to [[Delaware Online Genealogy Records|'''Delaware Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For more research on Delaware, including research at the county level, visit the [[Delaware, United States Genealogy|'''Delaware''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/49?region=United%20States%20of%20America Delaware record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
-[[Category:Delaware]]
+[[Category:Delaware Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
+[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]