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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
== Record Finder Table for Gibraltar ==
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 Gibraltar 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>
|-
 
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
*[[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Gibraltar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
*[[Gibraltar Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Gibraltar Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| Age
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
|[[Gibraltar Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|[[Gibraltar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Gibraltar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Gibraltar Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
|-
|-
| Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| [[Gibraltar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]], [[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]], [[Gibraltar Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Gibraltar Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Gibraltar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
*[[Gibraltar Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Gibraltar Maps and Gazetteers|Maps and Gazetteers]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Death information
| align="left" | Maiden name
| [[Gibraltar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]], [[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]], [[Gibraltar Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|
*[[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Gibraltar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Gibraltar Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
|[[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Gibraltar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Gibraltar Census|Census]]
*[[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Gibraltar Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Gibraltar Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Living relatives
| History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*Genealogies
*Directories
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Gibraltar Societies|Societies]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
|-
| Language helps
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Languages
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| align="left" | Immigration date
|[[Gibraltar Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
*Emigration and Immigration
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|-
| Maiden name 
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| [[Gibraltar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|[[Gibraltar Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
*Emigration and Immigration
*[[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Gibraltar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]], [[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|[[Gibraltar Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Occupations
| align="left" | Residence
|[[Gibraltar Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Gibraltar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Gibraltar Census|Census]]
*[[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|[[Gibraltar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]], [[Gibraltar Census|Census]], [[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Gibraltar Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Gibraltar Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Nobility
| [[Gibraltar Maps and Gazetteers|Maps and Gazetteers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*Nobility
*Heraldry
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" | Occupation
| [[Gibraltar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Gibraltar Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]], [[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
*[[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Gibraltar Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Gibraltar Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | Religion
|[[Gibraltar Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Gibraltar Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" | Social activities
| [[Gibraltar Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[Gibraltar Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" | Physical description
| [[Gibraltar Church Records|Church Records]], [[Gibraltar Census|Census]], [[Gibraltar Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
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[[Category:Gibraltar Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]
[[Category:Gibraltar Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]

Latest revision as of 22:57, 23 January 2021

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Beginning Research
Record Types
Gibraltar Background
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Gibraltar

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 Gibraltar 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
  • Genealogies
  • Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin

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

Residences and Locations

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

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nobility
  • Nobility
  • Heraldry
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description