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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.
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* Step 1. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. Decide what information you would like to learn about that person. This new information is your research goal.
* Step 2. In column 1 of this table, find the goal you selected.
* Step 3. In column 2 of this table, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need; then read the sections in this outline about those types of records.
* Step 4. Look in the Family History Library Catalog and choose a specific record to search.
* Step 5. Look at the record.
* Step 6. If you do not find the information you need, return to column 3 and search those record types. Note:Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but they are not listed unless they are especially helpful.


== Record Finder Table for England ==
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.


{| width="100%"  
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the England topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 
===Vital Events ===
{| 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" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Obituaries
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
{|
|-
|
*Obituaries
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Biography|Biography]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|}
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*Obituaries
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-  
|-  
! align="left" | 1. If You Need
|}
! align="left" | 2. Search These Record Types First
 
! align="left" | 3. Search These Record Types Next
===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;"|
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Directories|Directories]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Societies|Societies]]
*Social media, Facebook, etc.
 
|-  
|-  
| align="left" | Age
|}
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Civil Registration| Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records| Church Records]]
 
| align="left" | [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England Obituaries| Obituaries]], [[England Military Records| Military Records]]
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
|-   
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
| align="left" | Birth date
|-
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records| Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England Military Records| Military Records]], [[England  Occupations| Occupations]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| 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" | Residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Directories|Directories]]
*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
 
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| 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" | Noble families
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Occupations|Occupations]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[England Biography|Biography]]  
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Social Customs and Activities
*Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
|}
 
==Links to Instructions and Records by County==
{|
|[[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 county and parish:'''
|}
 
{|
|-
|style="padding-right:50px"|
{|cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="2"|
 
|-
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|County Topic Articles Links
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|Parishes Links
 
|-
|[[Bedfordshire, England Genealogy|Bedfordshire County]]
|[[Bedfordshire  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Berkshire, England Genealogy|Berkshire County]]
|[[Berkshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire County]]
|[[Buckinghamshire Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire County]]
|[[Cambridgeshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire County]]
|[[Cheshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall County]]
|[[Cornwall  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland County]]
|[[Cumberland  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire County]]
|[[Derbyshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon County]]
|[[Devon  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset County]]
|[[Dorset  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Durham, England Genealogy|Durham County]]
|[[Durham  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex County]]
|[[Essex  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire County]]
|[[Gloucestershire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire County]]
|[[Hampshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire County]]
|[[Herefordshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Hertfordshire, England Genealogy|Hertfordshire County]]
|[[Hertfordshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy|Huntingdonshire County]]
|[[Huntingdonshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent County]]
|[[Kent  Parishes]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
|[[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Civil Registration| Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records| Church Records]]
|[[Lancashire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England  Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England Occupations| Occupations]], [[England  Military Records| Military Records]]
 
|-  
|-
| align="left" | Place of foreign birth (not England)
|[[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England  Census| Census]]
|[[Leicestershire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England  Military Records| Military Records]]
 
|}
|
{|cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="2"|
|-
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|County Topic Articles Links
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|Parishes Links
|-
|[[Lincolnshire, England Genealogy|Lincolnshire County]]
|[[Lincolnshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[London, England Genealogy|London County]]
|[[London Parishes]]
|-
|[[Middlesex, England Genealogy|Middlesex County]]
|[[Middlesex Parishes]]
|-
|[[Norfolk, England Genealogy|Norfolk County]]
|[[Norfolk Parishes]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parish, district, and county boundaries
|[[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
|[[Northamptonshire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Maps|Maps]], [[England  History| History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death
|[[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland County]]
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England  Church Records| Church Records]], [[England  Obituaries| Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England  Cemeteries| Cemeteries]]
|[[Northumberland Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England  Court Records| Court Records]], [[England  Land and Property| Land and Property]], [[England  Military Records | Military Records ]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
|[[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire County]]  
| align="left" | [[England History|History]], [[England Genealogy| Genealogy]]
|[[Nottinghamshire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Church History|Church History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
|[[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire County]]
| align="left" | See research outline for country to which ancestor immigrated
|[[Oxfordshire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England  Church Records| Church Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
|[[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland County]]
| align="left" | [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Civil Registration| Civil Registration]]
|[[Rutland Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England  Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England  Periodicals| Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
|[[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records| Church Records]]
|[[Shropshire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England  Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England  Cemeteries| Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
|[[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset County]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Civil Registration| Civil Registration]], [[England  Genealogy| Genealogy]], [[England  Periodicals| Periodicals]]
|[[Somerset Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England  Biography| Biography]], [[England  Nobility| Nobility]], [[England  Cemeteries| Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
|[[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England  Census| Census]], [[England  Directories| Directories]], [[England  Civil Registration| Civil Registration]], , [[England Occupations| Occupations]], , [[England  Probate Records| Probate Records]]
|[[Staffordshire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Court Records|Court Records]], [[England  Obituaries| Obituaries]], [[England  Officials and Employees| Officials and Employees]], [[England  Military Records| Military Records]], [[England  Taxation| Taxation]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
|[[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk County]]
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England  Obituaries| Obituaries]], [[England Probate Records| Probate Records]]
|[[Suffolk Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England  Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England  Civil Registration| Civil Registration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
|[[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey County]]
| align="left" | [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England Court Records| Court Records]]
|[[Surrey Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England  Newspapers| Newspapers]], [[England  Civil Registration| Civil Registration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
|[[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex County]]
| align="left" | [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[England Directories| Directories]], [[England  Maps| Maps]]
|[[Sussex Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England History|History]], [[England  Taxation| Taxation]], [[England  Land and Property| Land and Property]], [[England  Periodicals| Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Places of residence
|[[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England  Church Records| Church Records]], [[England Directories| Directories]]  
|[[Warwickshire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England  Probate Records| Probate Records]], [[England  Taxation| Taxation]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place of residence when you know only the county
|[[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland County]]
| align="left" | [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England  Census| Census]], [[England  Probate Records| Probate Records]], [[England Civil Registration| Civil Registration]]
|[[Westmorland Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England  Taxation| Taxation]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
|[[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Genealogy| Genealogy]], [[England  Societies| Societies]]
|[[Wiltshire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Nobility|Nobility]], [[England  Periodicals| Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Record-finding aids
|[[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[England Genealogy| Genealogy]]
|[[Worcestershire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England  Periodicals| Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
|[[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|Yorkshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Biography| Biography]], [[England  Obituaries| Obituaries]], [[England  Civil Registration| Civil Registration]]
|[[Yorkshire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England  Genealogy| Genealogy]], [[England  History| History]], [[England  Probate Records| Probate Records]]
|}
|}
|}
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[[Category:England]]
[[Category:Record Finder]] [[Category:England Research Strategies]]

Latest revision as of 17:05, 29 February 2024


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Record Finder Table for England

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.

List of Topics

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

Vital Events

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

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

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
  • See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations

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

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Noble families
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Customs and Activities
  • Obituaries
Physical description

Links to Instructions and Records by County

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 county and parish:
County Topic Articles Links Parishes Links
Bedfordshire County Bedfordshire Parishes
Berkshire County Berkshire Parishes
Buckinghamshire County Buckinghamshire Parishes
Cambridgeshire County Cambridgeshire Parishes
Cheshire County Cheshire Parishes
Cornwall County Cornwall Parishes
Cumberland County Cumberland Parishes
Derbyshire County Derbyshire Parishes
Devon County Devon Parishes
Dorset County Dorset Parishes
Durham County Durham Parishes
Essex County Essex Parishes
Gloucestershire County Gloucestershire Parishes
Hampshire County Hampshire Parishes
Herefordshire County Herefordshire Parishes
Hertfordshire County Hertfordshire Parishes
Huntingdonshire County Huntingdonshire Parishes
Kent County Kent Parishes
Lancashire County Lancashire Parishes
Leicestershire County Leicestershire Parishes
County Topic Articles Links Parishes Links
Lincolnshire County Lincolnshire Parishes
London County London Parishes
Middlesex County Middlesex Parishes
Norfolk County Norfolk Parishes
Northamptonshire County Northamptonshire Parishes
Northumberland County Northumberland Parishes
Nottinghamshire County Nottinghamshire Parishes
Oxfordshire County Oxfordshire Parishes
Rutland County Rutland Parishes
Shropshire County Shropshire Parishes
Somerset County Somerset Parishes
Staffordshire County Staffordshire Parishes
Suffolk County Suffolk Parishes
Surrey County Surrey Parishes
Sussex County Sussex Parishes
Warwickshire County Warwickshire Parishes
Westmorland County Westmorland Parishes
Wiltshire County Wiltshire Parishes
Worcestershire County Worcestershire Parishes
Yorkshire County Yorkshire Parishes
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