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== England Research Strategies  ==
*[[England Getting Started|Getting Started]]
*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]].
*Search strategies for [[England Search Strategies for Births, Marriages and Deaths|finding births, marriages and deaths]]
*[[GuidedResearch:England|Guided Research for England]]
*[[England How to Guides|"How to" Guides for England]]
*[[England Medieval Research|Medieval Research]]
*[[England Online Genealogy Records|Online genealogy records]]
*[[England Immigration Strategies]]
*[[Finding Ancestors in England|Finding Ancestors in England]]
*[[England Research Guidance|England Research Guidance]]


*I want to find a [[English_Birth,_Christening_or_Baptism_Date|birth, christening or baptism]].
==Pre-1974 England County Map==
*I want to find a [[English_Marriage_Dates|marriage]].
*[[Media:England and Wales Boundaries Pre 1974 Key Websites.pdf|FamilySearch Library handout]] with a Pre-1974 map of England counties and a list of key websites.<br><br>
*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]].


== England Research Tips  ==
*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. [[England Census|Search England censuses]].
*The English call tombstones "monumental inscriptions" (or M.I.s). Monumental inscriptions may provide birth, marriage, and death information. They sometimes give more information than the parish burial register or civil death certificate—information such as military service, occupation, or cause of death. [[England Cemeteries|England Cemeteries]].
*[[A Checklist of Compiled Sources and Where to Find Them|A Checklist of Compiled Sources and Where to Find Them]]


=== England Record Finder  ===


=== England Research Tips ===
This 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.
 
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| align="left" | [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
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| align="left" | [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Court Records|Court Records]], [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
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| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | See research outline for country to which ancestor immigrated
| align="left" | [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]
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| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| align="left" | Places of residence
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Directories|Directories]]
| align="left" | [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]]
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| align="left" | Place of residence when you know only the county
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| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]]
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| align="left" | [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England History|History]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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To look for more England records, [[England Record Finder|go here.]]
 
 
[[Category:England Research Strategies]]

Latest revision as of 11:55, 20 March 2024


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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page

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


England Research Strategies

Pre-1974 England County Map

England Research Tips

  • 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 England censuses.
  • The English call tombstones "monumental inscriptions" (or M.I.s). Monumental inscriptions may provide birth, marriage, and death information. They sometimes give more information than the parish burial register or civil death certificate—information such as military service, occupation, or cause of death. England Cemeteries.
  • A Checklist of Compiled Sources and Where to Find Them

England Record Finder

This 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.

1. What you are looking for: 2. Try these records first: 3. Other useful records
Age Census, Civil Registration, Church Records Cemeteries, Obituaries, Military Records
Birth date Civil Registration, Church Records Obituaries, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations
Birthplace Census, Civil Registration, Church Records Obituaries, Newspapers, Occupations, Military Records
Marriage Church Records, Civil Registration, Genealogy, Periodicals Newspapers, Biography, Nobility, Cemeteries
Death Civil Registration, Church Records, Obituaries, Newspapers, Cemeteries Probate Records, Court Records, Land and Property, Military Records
Immigration date See research outline for country to which ancestor immigrated Emigration and Immigration, Church Records
Maiden name Civil Registration, Church Records Obituaries, Newspapers, Cemeteries
Parents, children, and other family members Census, Obituaries, Probate Records Church Records, Newspapers, Civil Registration
Places of residence Census, Church Records, Directories Land and Property, Probate Records, Taxation
Place of residence when you know only the county Directories, Census, Probate Records, Civil Registration Church Records, Taxation
Religion Church Records, Biography, Obituaries, Civil Registration Cemeteries, Genealogy, History, Probate Records

To look for more England records, go here.

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