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

Latest revision as of 19:58, 11 August 2025

Guernsey Wiki Topics
Flag of Guernsey
Guernsey Beginning Research
Record Types
Guernsey Background
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Guernsey

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 Guernsey 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
  • Cemeteries

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
  • Emigration and Immigration
  • See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Country and town of origin
  • Emigration and Immigration

Residences and Locations

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

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:


Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Life and Customs
Physical description
  • Military records
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