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Record Finder Table for British Columbia

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 British Columbia 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	Civil Registration Census Church Records	Cemeteries Obituaries Newspapers
Marriage place and date	Civil Registration Church Records Newspapers	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1917)
Death date, place, and burial	Civil Registration Church Records Obituaries Cemeteries	Newspapers Probate Records Military Records

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Civil Registration Church Records Newspapers Obituaries	Military Records Cemeteries Probate Records Obituaries
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Civil Registration Church Records Census Probate Records Obituaries	Newspapers Emigration and Immigration
Living relatives	Directories Court Records Obituaries	Census Biographies 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 1917)

Obituaries

City or Country of foreign birth

Census
Civil Registration
Emigration and Immigration
Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1917)

Church Records

Residences and Locations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Census Civil Registration Land and Property Probate Records Military Records	Directories Obituaries Biographies Societies

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nationality and ethnicity	Census Church Records First Nations Cultural Groups	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1917) Emigration and Immigration Societies Periodicals
Occupation	Census Directories Emigration and Immigration	Court Records Biographies
Religion	Census Church Records	Cemeteries Military Records
Social activities	Biographies Obituaries Newspapers	Cemeteries Societies
Physical description	Military Records	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1917)

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 [[Category:Record Finder]]
-This table can help you decide which records to search in British Columbia. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.
-. In column 1 find the goal you selected.
+== Record Finder Table for British Columbia ==
+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.
-. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
+== List of Topics ==
+This Record Finder table links to the British Columbia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
-. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
+===Vital Events ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
-. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.
-Note: Records of previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.
-<br>
-{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
 |-
-| 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:'''
 |-
-| align="left" | Age
+| align="left" | Birth date and place
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Census|Census]], [[British Columbia Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]], [[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[British Columbia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Birth date
+| align="left" | Marriage place and date
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[British Columbia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[British Columbia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
 |-
-| align="left" | Birthplace
+| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Census|Census]], [[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[British Columbia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+|}
+===Maiden Names and Family Members===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]], [[British Columbia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], Genealogy, [[British Columbia Biographies|Biography]],
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[British Columbia History|History]], [[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
+| align="left" | Maiden name
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[British Columbia Census|Census]], [[British Columbia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]], [[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]], [[British Columbia Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[British Columbia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Death
+| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]], [[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[British Columbia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 |-
-| align="left" | Ethnic background
+| align="left" | Living relatives
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Minorities|Minorities]], [[Canada Native Races|Native Races]], [[British Columbia Societies|Societies]], [[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]], [[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[British Columbia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[British Columbia Directories|Directories]]
+*[[British Columbia Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[British Columbia Biographies|Biographies]]
+*[[British Columbia Societies|Societies]]
+*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+|-
+|}
+=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | French terms
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]], [[British Columbia Vital Records|Vital Records]],&nbsp;
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| align="left" | Historical background
+| align="left" | Immigration date
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia History|History]], Historical Geography, [[British Columbia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[British Columbia Minorities|Minorities]]
+*[[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[British Columbia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Immigration date
+| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[British Columbia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Census|Census]], [[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[British Columbia Biographies|Biography]], Genealogy, [[British Columbia Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
+*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[British Columbia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[British Columbia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[British Columbia Biographies|Biographies]]
+*[[British Columbia Societies|Societies]]
+|}
+=== Residences and Locations ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions)
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| align="left" | Genealogy, [[British Columbia Directories|Directories]],[[British Columbia Court Records|Court Records]], [[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Census|Census]], [[British Columbia Biographies|Biography]], [[British Columbia Societies|Societies]], [[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]], [[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Maiden name, alias names
+| align="left" | Residence
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]], [[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]; [[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]]; [[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]]; Names, Personal
+*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[British Columbia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[British Columbia Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
+*[[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[British Columbia Directories|Directories]]
+*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[British Columbia Biographies|Biographies]]
+*[[British Columbia Societies|Societies]]
+|}
+=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| align="left" | Marriage
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]],&nbsp; [[British Columbia Census|Census]], [[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]], [[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[British Columbia Land and Property Records|Land and Property]], [[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Occupation
+| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Census|Census]], [[British Columbia Directories|Directories]], [[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[British Columbia Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[British Columbia Biographies|Biography]], [[British Columbia Court Records|Court Records]], Business Records and Commerce
+*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Canada First Nations|First Nations]]
+*[[British Columbia Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[British Columbia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
+*[[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[British Columbia Societies|Societies]]
+*[[British Columbia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
-| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
+| align="left" | Occupation
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]], [[British Columbia Census|Census]], [[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]], Genealogy
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]],&nbsp;[[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[British Columbia Directories|Directories]]
+*[[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[British Columbia Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[British Columbia Biographies|Biographies]]
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Physical description
+| align="left" | Religion
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]], [[British Columbia Biographies|Biography]]
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Vital Records|Vital Records]], Genealogy, [[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
-| align="left" | Place-finding aids
+| align="left" | Social activities
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Maps and Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[British Columbia Maps and Gazetteers|Maps]], [[British Columbia History|History]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | Historical Geography, [[British Columbia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[British Columbia Biographies|Biographies]]
+*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[British Columbia Societies|Societies]]
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Places of residence
+| align="left" | Physical description
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Census|Census]], [[British Columbia Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia History|History]], [[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]]
-|-
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the province
+*[[British Columbia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> (after 1917)
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Census|Census]] (indexed), Genealogy, [[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]], [[British Columbia Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[British Columbia Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Biographies|Biography]], [[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[British Columbia History|History]], [[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration,]] [[British Columbia Directories|Directories]]
+|-
-|-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Political subdivision origins and boundaries
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Maps and Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[British Columbia Maps and Gazetteers|Maps]], [[British Columbia Directories|Directories]]
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia History|History]], Historical Geography
-|-
-| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
-| align="left" | Genealogy, [[British Columbia Periodicals|Periodicals, ]][[British Columbia Societies|Societies]]
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia History|History]], [[British Columbia Biographies|Biography]]
-|-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Record-finding aids
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[British Columbia Societies|Societies]]
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
-|-
-| align="left" | Religion
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Census|Census]], [[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]], [[British Columbia History|History]]
-| align="left" | [[British Columbia Biographies|Biography]], [[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-|-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Social activities
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia History|History]], [[British Columbia Biographies|Biography]], [[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[British Columbia Societies|Societies]]
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[British Columbia Directories|Directories]], [[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 |}