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This table can help you decide which records to search in [[British Columbia|British Columbia]]. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.
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1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.


2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.  
== 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.


3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.  
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the British Columbia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog.
===Vital Events ===
 
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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.
 
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{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | '''1. If You Need'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | '''2. Look First In'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | '''3. Then Search'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Census, Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Military Records, 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" | Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries, Newspapers, 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" | Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Census, 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" | Church Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Biography,
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Newspapers, History, Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Church Records, Military Records, Vital Records, 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" | Vital Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Newspapers, Military Records, 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" | Minorities, Native Races, Societies, Church Records, Census
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, 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" | Language and Languages
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Church Records, Vital Records,&nbsp;
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | History, Historical Geography, Periodicals
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, 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" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Census, Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy, 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, Directories, Court Records, Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Census, Biography, Societies, Church 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" | Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries; Military 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" | Vital Records, Church Records,&nbsp; Census, Newspapers
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Military Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Cemeteries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Census, Directories, Emigration and Immigration, Vital Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Newspapers, Biography, 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" | Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Probate Records, Genealogy
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Obituaries, Emigration and Immigration,&nbsp;Newspapers, 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" | Military Records, Biography
 
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Genealogy, 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" | Gazetteers, Maps, History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Historical Geography, 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" | Census, Land and Property
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, 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" | Census (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, Land and Property
 
| align="left" | Biography, Probate Records, History, Emigration and Immigration, Directories
|-  
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Political subdivision origins and boundaries
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, Directories
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Historical Geography
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)  
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies
| align="left" | History, Biography
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Record-finding aids
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Societies
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Periodicals
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Census, Church Records, History
| align="left" | Biography, Cemeteries, Obituaries
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Social activities
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Biography, Newspapers, Societies
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries, Directories, Obituaries
|}
|}


[[Category:British_Columbia]]
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[[Category:British Columbia, Canada]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Latest revision as of 20:12, 26 December 2020

British Columbia Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
British Columbia Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources


Record Finder Table for British Columbia[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 British Columbia 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
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nationality and ethnicity
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description


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