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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.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the Hungary 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	Church Records Civil Registration Jewish Records	Census Military Records Cemeteries Obituaries
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration Jewish Records	Cemeteries Biography Obituaries

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration	Genealogy Census Taxation
Living relatives	Genealogies Directories	Societies

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.	Societies
Country and town of origin	Emigration and Immigration	Societies

Residences and Locations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Church Records Civil Registration Emigration & Immigration Directories	Census Taxation School Records

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nobility	Nobility, Heraldry	Societies
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Occupations Directories
Religion	Church Records	History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History
Physical description	Military Records

Reading the Records

Vocabulary	Word List Languages
Naming patterns	Names, personal
Online classes
Writing for records	Handwriting

Counties

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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-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 ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
-Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
-{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
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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:'''
 |-
-| Age
+| align="left" | Birth date and place
-| [[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]], [[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Hungary Court Records|Court Records]], [[Hungary School Records|School Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| [[Hungary Emigration and Immigration|Emigration & Immigration]], Naturalization & Citizenship
+*[[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]]
 |-
-| Birth date and birthplace
+| align="left" | Marriage place and date
-| [[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]], [[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Hungary Court Records|Court Records]], [[Hungary Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| [[Hungary Census|Census]], [[Hungary Military Records|Military Records]], [[Hungary Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], Biography
+*[[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 |-
-| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
+| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
-| [[Hungary Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Hungary History|History]], Maps
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| [[Hungary Church History|Church History]], Historical Geography
+*[[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"
 |-
-| Death information
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| [[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]], [[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Hungary Court Records|Court Records]], [[Hungary Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| [[Hungary Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], Biography
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| Emigration information
+| align="left" | Maiden name
-| [[Hungary Emigration and Immigration|Emigration & Immigration]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| Societies
+*[[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 |-
-| Historical background
+| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
-| [[Hungary History|History]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| Maps
+*[[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]]
 |-
-| Language helps
+| align="left" | Living relatives
-| [[Hungary Language and Handwriting|Language and Handwriting]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| —
+*[[Hungary Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*Directories
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Hungary Societies|Societies]]
+|-
+|}
+=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| Living relatives
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| Directories
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| Societies
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| Maiden name
+| align="left" | Immigration date
-| [[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]], [[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| [[Hungary Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[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]]
 |-
-| Marriage information
+| align="left" | Country and town of origin
-| [[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]], [[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| [[Hungary Court Records|Court Records]], Biography
+*[[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"
 |-
-| Naming customs
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| Names, Personal
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| [[Hungary Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]], Periodicals
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| Noble families
+| align="left" | Residence
-| Heraldry, Nobility
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| Societies
+*[[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"
 |-
-| Occupations
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| [[Hungary Occupations|Occupations]], Directories
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| [[Hungary Emigration and Immigration|Emigration & Immigration]], [[Hungary Military Records|Military Records]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| Parents, children, and other family members
+| align="left" | Nobility
-| [[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]], [[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Hungary Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| [[Hungary Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Hungary Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Hungary Nobility|Nobility]], Heraldry
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Hungary Societies|Societies]]
 |-
-| Physical description
+| align="left" | Occupation
-| [[Hungary Military Records|Military Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| —
+*[[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Hungary Census|Census]]
+*Occupations
+*Directories
 |-
-| Place-finding aids
+| align="left" | Religion
-| [[Hungary Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], Maps
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| Historical Geography
+*[[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Hungary History|History]]
 |-
-| Places of residence
+| align="left" | Social activities
-| [[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]], [[Hungary Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Hungary Emigration and Immigration|Emigration & Immigration]], Directories
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| [[Hungary School Records|School Records]], [[Hungary Taxation|Taxation]]
+*Social Life and Customs
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Hungary History|History]]
 |-
-| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
+| align="left" | Physical description
-| [[Hungary Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| —
+*[[Hungary Military Records|Military Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+|-
+|}
+===Reading the Records===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| Record-finding aids
+| align="left" |Vocabulary
-| [[Hungary Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| Societies, Periodicals
+*[[Hungary Genealogical Word List|Word List]]
+*[[Hungary Language and Languages|Languages]]
 |-
-| Religion
+| align="left" | Naming patterns
-| [[Hungary Church Records|Church Records]], [[Hungary Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| [[Hungary Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Hungary Names Personal|Names, personal]]
+|-
+| align="left" |Online classes
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+|-
+| align="left" |Writing for records
+|
+*[[Hungary Letter Writing Guide|Handwriting]]
+|}
+==Counties==
+{|
+|
+|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.'''
+|}
+{|
 |-
-| Social activities
+<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
-| Social Life and Customs
+    <li>[[Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary Genealogy|Bács-Kiskun]]</li>
-| [[Hungary History|History]]
+    <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>
 |}
-[[Category:Hungary Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
+[[Category:Hungary Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]