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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
== Record Finder Table for Hungary ==
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.


Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
== List of Topics ==
 
This Record Finder table links to the Hungary topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
===Vital Events ===
 
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Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
 
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| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Hungary Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Hungary Census|Census]]
*[[Hungary Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Hungary Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Hungary Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
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| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Hungary Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Hungary Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Hungary Biography|Biography]]
*[[Hungary Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
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| Death information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | Maiden name
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
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| Historical background
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Hungary Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
*[[Hungary Census|Census]]
*[[Hungary Taxation|Taxation]]
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|-
| Language helps
| align="left" | Living relatives
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Hungary Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*Directories
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*[[Hungary Societies|Societies]]
|-
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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|-
| Maiden name 
| align="left" | Immigration date
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Hungary Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Hungary Societies|Societies]]
 
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Hungary Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Hungary Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== 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:'''
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| align="left" | Residence
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Hungary Emigration and Immigration|Emigration & Immigration]]
*Directories
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Hungary Census|Census]]
*[[Hungary Taxation|Taxation]]
*School Records
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
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| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| Noble families
| align="left" | Nobility
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Hungary Nobility|Nobility]], Heraldry
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Hungary Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
| Occupations
| align="left" | Occupation
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Hungary Census|Census]]
*Occupations
*Directories
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Religion
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Hungary History|History]]
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" | Social activities
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Hungary History|History]]
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Physical description
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Hungary Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
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===Reading the Records===
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|-
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| Places of residence
| align="left" |Vocabulary
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Hungary Genealogical Word List|Word List]]
*[[Hungary Language and Languages|Languages]]
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| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | Naming patterns
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Hungary Names Personal|Names, personal]]
|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" |Online classes
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
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|-
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| Religion
| align="left" |Writing for records
|  
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*[[Hungary Letter Writing Guide|Handwriting]]
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==Counties==
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|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, including links to actual records.'''
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{|
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| Social activities
<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
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    <li>[[Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary Genealogy|Bács-Kiskun]]</li>
|  
    <li>[[Baranya County, Hungary Genealogy|Baranya]]</li>
    <li>[[Békés County, Hungary Genealogy|Békés]]</li>
    <li>[[Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary Genealogy|Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén]]</li>
    <li>[[Capital City of Budapest, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Hungary Genealogy|Capital City of Budapest]]</li>
    <li>[[Csongrád County, Hungary Genealogy|Csongrád]]</li>
    <li>[[Fejér County, Hungary Genealogy|Fejér]]</li>
    <li>[[Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary Genealogy|Győr-Moson-Sopron]]</li>
    <li>[[Hajdú-Bihar County, Hungary Genealogy|Hajdú-Bihar]]</li>
    <li>[[Heves County, Hungary Genealogy|Heves]]</li>
    <li>[[Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, Hungary Genealogy|Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok]]</li>
    <li>[[Komárom-Esztergom County, Hungary Genealogy|Komárom-Esztergom]]</li>
    <li>[[Nógrád County, Hungary Genealogy|Nógrád]]</li>
    <li>[[Pest County, Hungary Genealogy|Pest]]</li>
    <li>[[Somogy County, Hungary Genealogy|Somogy ]]</li>
    <li>[[Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, Hungary Genealogy|Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg]]</li>
    <li>[[Tolna County, Hungary Genealogy|Tolna]]</li>
    <li>[[Vas County, Hungary Genealogy|Vas]]</li>
    <li>[[Veszprém County, Hungary Genealogy|Veszprém]]</li>
    <li>[[Zala County, Hungary Genealogy|Zala]]</li>
</ul>
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Latest revision as of 20:02, 11 August 2025

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Record Finder Table for Hungary[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 Hungary 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
Country and town of origin

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:
Nobility
Occupation
  • Census
  • Occupations
  • Directories
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Life and Customs
Physical description

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Naming patterns
Online classes
Writing for records

Counties[edit | edit source]

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, including links to actual records.