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Washington Research Strategies

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

Washington Research Tips

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

Birth information: Statewide registration of births in Washington began in 1907. 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: Statewide registration of deaths in Washington began in 1907. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Washington 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.

Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington Research

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

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 === Washington Research Strategies  ===
 Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Washington<br>
-:[[Washington Online Genealogy Records|Washington Online Genealogy Records]]
+*[[Washington Online Genealogy Records|Washington Online Genealogy Records]]
-:[[How to Find Washington Birth Records|How to find Washington Birth Records]]
+*[[How to Find Washington Birth Records|How to find Washington Birth Records]]
-:[[How to Find Washington Marriage Records|How to find Washington Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Washington Marriage Records|How to find Washington Marriage Records]]
-:[[How to Find Washington Death Records|How to find Washington Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Washington Death Records|How to find Washington Death Records]]
 === Washington Research Tips  ===
-These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Washington.
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Washington.
-*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Washington 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 in Washington began in 1907. 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 Washington 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 Washington death records]]
+*'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths in Washington began in 1907.  They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Washington 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]].
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+=== Washington 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 [[Washington 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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+| style="padding:10px"|
+Birth information
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[How to Find Washington Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Washington Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Washington Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Washington Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Washington Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Washington Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Washington Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Washington Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Washington Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Washington Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Washington Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Washington Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Washington Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Washington Census|Census]]
+*[[Washington Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Washington, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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+| style="padding:10px"|
+Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Washington Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Washington Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Washington Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Washington Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Washington History|History]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Washington Census|Census]]
+*[[Washington Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Washington Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Washington Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Washington Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Washington History|History]]
+|}
+=== Further Washington Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Washington Record Finder]].'''
+*For online record collections, go to [[Washington Online Genealogy Records|'''Washington Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For more research on Washington, including research at the county level, visit the [[Washington, United States Genealogy|'''Washington''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/58?region=United%20States%20of%20America '''Washington record collections'''] at FamilySearch.<br>
+[[Category:Washington Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
+[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]