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<center><font size = "4"><br>'''Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page'''</font></center><br> | |||
<center>''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.''</center><br> | |||
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== England Research Strategies == | |||
*[[England Getting Started|Getting Started]] | |||
*[[England Record Finder]] | |||
*[[GuidedResearch:England|Finding England Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] | |||
*I want to find a [[English Birth, Christening or Baptism Date|birth, christening or baptism]]. | *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 Marriage Dates|marriage]]. | ||
*I want to find a [[English Burial or Death Dates|death or burial]]. | *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]]. | *I want to know about [[Finding How My English Family Lived|how my family lived]]. | ||
*Search strategies for [[ | *Search strategies for [[England Search Strategies for Births, Marriages and Deaths|finding births, marriages and deaths]] | ||
*[[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]] | |||
==Pre-1974 England County Map== | |||
*[[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> | |||
== 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 Record Finder]] - Lists England's best records to find information | |||
[[Category:England Research Strategies]][[Category:England]] | |||
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England Research Strategies[edit | edit source]
- Getting Started
- England Record Finder
- Finding England Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research
- I want to find a birth, christening or baptism.
- I want to find a marriage.
- I want to find a death or burial.
- I want to know about how my family lived.
- Search strategies for finding births, marriages and deaths
- "How to" Guides for England
- Medieval Research
- Online genealogy records
- England Immigration Strategies
- Finding Ancestors in England
- England Research Guidance
Pre-1974 England County Map[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Library handout with a Pre-1974 map of England counties and a list of key websites.
England Research Tips[edit | edit source]
- 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 - Lists England's best records to find information