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Record Finder Table for Delaware

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 Delaware 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	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

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

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

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

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

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

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+| link2=[[Delaware, United States Genealogy|Delaware]]
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-| link5=[[[STATE] Record Finder|Record Finder]]
+| link5=[[Delaware Record Finder|Record Finder]]
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+[[Category:Record Finder]][[Category:Delaware, United States]]
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-== Record Finder Table for [STATE] ==
+== Record Finder Table for Delaware ==
 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 Delaware 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]]
+*[[Delaware Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Delaware Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Delaware Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Delaware Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Delaware Census|Census]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Delaware Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Delaware Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Delaware Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Delaware Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Delaware Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Delaware Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Delaware Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Delaware Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[Delaware Land and Property|Land and Property]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Delaware Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Delaware Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Delaware Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Delaware Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Delaware Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Delaware Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 |}
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 | align="left" | Maiden name
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Delaware Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Delaware Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Delaware Bible Records|Bible Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Delaware Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Delaware Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Delaware Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Delaware Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Delaware Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Delaware Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Delaware Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Delaware Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Delaware Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Living relatives
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Delaware Directories|Directories]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Delaware Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Delaware Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Delaware Societies|Societies]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Delaware Probate Records|Probate Records]]
 |-
 |}
@@ Line 118: / Line 118: @@
 | align="left" | Immigration date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Delaware Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Delaware Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Delaware Societies|Societies]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Delaware Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Delaware Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Delaware Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Delaware Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Delaware Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Delaware Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Delaware Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Delaware Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Delaware Societies|Societies]]
 |}
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 | align="left" | Residence
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Delaware Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[Delaware Land and Property|Land and Property]]
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Delaware Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Delaware Directories|Directories]]
-*[[[STATE] Taxation|Taxation]]
+*[[Delaware Taxation|Taxation]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Delaware Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Delaware Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Delaware 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;"|
+*[[Delaware Census|Census]]
+*[[African American Record Finder]]
+*[[African American Resources for Delaware|African Americans]]
+*[[Indigenous Peoples of Delaware|Indigenous Peoples]]
+*[[Delaware Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
+*[[Delaware Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
+*[[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Delaware Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Delaware Periodicals|Periodicals]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Delaware 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]]
+*[[Delaware Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Delaware Directories|Directories]]
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Delaware Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Delaware Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Delaware Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Delaware Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Delaware Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Social activities
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Delaware Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Delaware Societies|Societies]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Delaware Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Delaware Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Delaware Directories|Directories]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Physical description
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Delaware Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Delaware Biography|Biography]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Delaware Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Delaware Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Delaware Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 |-
 |}