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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	Vital Records Church Records Cemeteries Newspapers Obituaries	Bible Records Census
Marriage place and date	Vital Records Church Records Census Newspapers	Bible Records Cemeteries Military Records Probate Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Land and Property
Death date, place, and burial	Vital Records Church Records Obituaries Cemeteries Newspapers	Probate Records Bible Records Military Records

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Vital Records Church Records Newspapers Bible Records	Cemeteries Military Records Probate Records Obituaries
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Vital Records Church Records Census Probate Records Obituaries	Bible Records Newspapers Emigration and Immigration
Living relatives	Directories Court Records Obituaries	Census Biography Societies Church Records Probate Records

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Societies	Census Newspapers Biography
City or Country of foreign birth	Vital Records Church Records Emigration and Immigration Census Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)	Newspapers Obituaries Military Records Biography Societies

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Census Land and Property Vital Records Directories Taxation	Obituaries Probate Records Military Records Biography Societies

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nationality or ethnicity	Census African American Record Finder African Americans Indigenous Peoples Cultural Groups Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)	Church Records Emigration and Immigration Periodicals Societies
Occupation	Census Directories Emigration and Immigration	Newspapers Court Records Biography
Religion	Church Records Biography	Bible Records Cemeteries
Social activities	Biography Newspapers Societies	Obituaries Court Records Cemeteries Directories
Physical description	Military Records Biography	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Vital Records Emigration and Immigration

Adoption[edit | edit source]

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

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-== Record Finder Table for [STATE] ==
+== 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 ===
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 == List of Topics ==
-This Record Finder table links to the [STATE] topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
+This Record Finder table links to the Washington topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 ===Vital Events ===
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 | align="left" | Birth date and place
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Washington Census|Census]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Washington Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Washington Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[Washington Land and Property|Land and Property]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Washington Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 |}
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 | align="left" | Maiden name
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Washington Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Washington Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Living relatives
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Washington Directories|Directories]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Washington Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Washington Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Washington Societies|Societies]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]]
 |-
 |}
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 | align="left" | Immigration date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Washington Societies|Societies]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Washington Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Washington Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Washington Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Washington Societies|Societies]]
 |}
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 | align="left" | Residence
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Washington Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[Washington Land and Property|Land and Property]]
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Washington Directories|Directories]]
-*[[[STATE] Taxation|Taxation]]
+*[[Washington Taxation|Taxation]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Washington Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Washington Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Washington Societies|Societies]]
 |}
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 | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| align="left" | Nationality or Race
+| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[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;"|
-*[[[STATE] Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
+*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Washington Periodicals|Periodicals]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Washington Societies|Societies]]
-| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Occupation
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Washington Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Washington Directories|Directories]]
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Washington Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Washington Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Washington Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Social activities
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Washington Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Washington Societies|Societies]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Washington Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Washington Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Washington Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Washington Directories|Directories]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Physical description
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Washington Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Washington Biography|Biography]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Washington Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Washington Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 |-
 |}