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Record Finder Table for Alberta

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 Alberta 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 1915)
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 1915)

Obituaries

City or Country of foreign birth

Census
Civil Registration
Emigration and Immigration
Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1915)

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 1915) 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 1915)

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-== Record Finder Table for Ontario ==
+== Record Finder Table for Alberta ==
 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 Ontario topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
+This Record Finder table links to the Alberta 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;"|
-*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
+*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
-*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
+*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
 |-
 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 |}
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 | align="left" | Maiden name
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[Ontario Loyalist Records|Loyalists]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
+*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
-*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Loyalist Records|Loyalists]]
+*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Living relatives
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Alberta Directories|Directories]]
-*[[Ontario Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Alberta Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
+*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
-*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
-*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
-*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
 |-
 |}
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 | align="left" | Immigration date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
+*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 |-
 | align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
+*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
-*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
+*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
-*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
 |}
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 | align="left" | Residence
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
+*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
-*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Alberta Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Ontario Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[Alberta Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
-*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Alberta Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Alberta Directories|Directories]]
-*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
-*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
 |}
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 | align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
+*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
-*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
 *[[Canada First Nations|First Nations]]
-*[[Ontario Black Canadians|Black Canadians]]
+*[[Alberta Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
-*[[Ontario Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
+*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
-*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
-*[[Ontario Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Alberta Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Occupation
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
+*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
-*[[Ontario Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Alberta Directories|Directories]]
-*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Alberta Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Alberta Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
+*[[Alberta Census|Census]]
-*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alberta Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Social activities
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Alberta Biographies|Biographies]]
-*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alberta Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Alberta Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Alberta Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Alberta Societies|Societies]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Physical description
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Alberta Military Records|Military Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> (after 1915)
+*[[Alberta Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> (after 1915)
 *
 |-