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This table can help you decide which records to search in Washington for your ancestors.  
== Record Finder Table for Washington ==
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.


:1. In column 1 select a goal.
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Washington topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


:2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need and click for details.
===Vital Events ===
 
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:3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
 
:4. Then look on the [[Washington#Counties|county]] Wiki pages and the {{FHL|Washington|place|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} for collections.
 
{{Tip|Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.}}
 
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|-
| align="left" | '''1. If You Need '''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| align="left" | '''2. Look First In'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| align="left" | '''3. Then Search'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | [[Washington Census|Census]], [[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Washington Military Records|Military Records]], [[Washington Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Washington Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| align="left" | [[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Washington Church Records|Church Records]], [[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Washington Census|Census]]
*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Washington Census|Census]]
*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Washington Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Washington Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | [[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Washington Church Records|Church Records]], [[Washington Census|Census]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Washington Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[Washington Church Records|Church Records]], [[Washington, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Washington Biography|Biography]], [[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Washington Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Washington History|History]], [[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | [[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Washington Census|Census]], [[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Washington Military Records|Military Records]], [[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Washington Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | County origins and boundaries
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | [[Washington History|History]], [[Washington Maps|Maps]], [[Washington Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Washington Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Washington Census|Census]]
*[[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | [[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Washington Church Records|Church Records]], [[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Washington Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[Washington Military Records|Military Records]], [[Washington Town Records|Town Records]]
*[[Washington Directories|Directories]]
|-
*[[Washington Court Records|Court Records]]
| align="left" | Ethnicity
*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| align="left" | [[Washington Minorities|Minorities]], [[Indians of the Washington and Their Records|American Indians]], [[Washington Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Washington Church Records|Church Records]], [[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Washington Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Washington Census|Census]]
*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
*[[Washington Societies|Societies]]
*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[Washington History|History]], [[Washington Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Washington Minorities|Minorities]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| align="left" | [[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Washington, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Washington Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Washington Census|Census]], [[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Washington Biography|Biography]]
*[[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Washington Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Washington Census|Census]]
*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions)
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | [[Washington, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Washington Directories|Directories]], [[Washington Court Records|Court Records]], [[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]], Internet, [[Adoption Research|Adoptions]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Washington Census|Census]], [[Washington Biography|Biography]], [[Washington Societies|Societies]], [[Washington Church Records|Church Records]], [[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Washington Census|Census]]
*[[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Washington Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
*[[Washington Societies|Societies]]  
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Washington Church Records|Church Records]], [[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Washington Military Records|Military Records]], [[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | [[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Washington Church Records|Church Records]], [[Washington Census|Census]], [[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[Washington Town Records|Town Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Washington Military Records|Military Records]], [[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Washington Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Washington Census|Census]]
*[[Washington Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Washington Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Washington Taxation|Taxation]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Washington Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
*[[Washington Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[Washington Census|Census]], [[Washington Directories|Directories]], [[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Washington Court Records|Court Records]], [[Washington Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
| align="left" | [[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Washington Church Records|Church Records]], [[Washington Census|Census]], Phone Disc, [[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Washington, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Adoption Research|Adoptions]]
*[[Washington Census|Census]]
*[[African American Record Finder]]
*[[African American Resources for Washington|African Americans]]
*[[Indigenous Peoples of Washington|Indigenous Peoples]]
*[[Washington Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Washington Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Washington Societies|Societies]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | [[Washington Military Records|Military Records]], [[Washington Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Washington, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Washington Census|Census]]
|-
*[[Washington Directories|Directories]]
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
*[[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| align="left" | [[Washington Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Washington Maps|Maps]], [[Washington Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Washington History|History]], [[Washington Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
*[[Washington Court Records|Court Records]]
| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the state
*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
| align="left" | [[Washington Census|Census]] (indexed), [[Washington, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Washington Military Records|Military Records]], [[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]], and other records with a statewide index, [[Soundex|Soundex]]  
| align="left" | [[Washington Biography|Biography]], [[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Washington History|History]], [[Washington Directories|Directories]], [[Washington Societies|Societies]], [[Washington Taxation|Taxation]]
|-
| align="left" | Places family has lived
| align="left" | [[Washington Census|Census]], [[Washington Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Washington History|History]], [[Washington Directories|Directories]]  
| align="left" | [[Washington Military Records|Military Records]], [[Washington Taxation|Taxation]], [[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | [[Washington, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Washington Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Washington Societies|Societies]]  
| align="left" | [[Washington History|History]], [[Washington Biography|Biography]]
|-
| align="left" | Record-finding aids
| align="left" | [[Washington Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[Washington Societies|Societies]]
| align="left" | [[Washington Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | [[Washington Church Records|Church Records]], [[Washington History|History]], [[Washington Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Washington, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities  
| align="left" | Social activities  
| align="left" | [[Washington History|History]], [[Washington Biography|Biography]] [[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Washington Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Washington Court Records|Court Records]], [[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Washington Directories|Directories]]
*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Washington Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Washington Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Washington Directories|Directories]]
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Washington Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|}
|}


[[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]] [[Category:Washington Research Strategies]]
=== Adoption ===
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].
 
[[Category:Record_Finder]] [[Category:Washington Research Strategies]]

Latest revision as of 18:39, 25 January 2021

Washington Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Washington Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources


Record Finder Table for Washington[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nationality or ethnicity
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Adoption[edit | edit source]

For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: United States Adoption Research.

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