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This table can help you decide which records to search in [[Nunavut|Nunavut]]. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.  
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== Record Finder Table for Nunavut ==
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.


1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.  
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Nunavut topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Nunavut Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Nunavut Census|Census]]
*[[Nunavut Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Nunavut Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]


3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
*[[Nunavut Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Nunavut Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Nunavut Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Nunavut Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|


4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the Family History Library 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.
|-
 
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
<br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Nunavut Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Nunavut Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Nunavut Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Nunavut Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Nunavut Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Nunavut Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}


{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| 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" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Census, Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Military Records, Emigration and Immigration
*[[Nunavut Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Nunavut Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Nunavut Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
*[[Nunavut Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Nunavut Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Nunavut Probate Records|Probate Records]]
 
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Birth date
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries, Newspapers, Census
*[[Nunavut Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Nunavut Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Nunavut Census|Census]]
*[[Nunavut Probate Records|Probate Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nunavut Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Census, Newspapers
 
*[[Nunavut Court Records|Court Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nunavut Census|Census]]
 
*[[Nunavut Societies|Societies]]
*[[Nunavut Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Nunavut Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| 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" | Immigration date
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Church Records, Military Records, Vital Records, Newspapers
 
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Death
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| 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
*[[Nunavut Census|Census]]
*[[Nunavut Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nunavut Church Records|Church Records]]
 
*[[Nunavut Military Records|Military Records]]
 
*[[Nunavut Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Ethnic background
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Minorities, Native Races, Societies, Church Records, Census
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | French terms
| align="left" | Residence
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Language and Languages
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Church Records, Vital Records,&nbsp;
*[[Nunavut Census|Census]]
*[[Nunavut Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Nunavut Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
*[[Nunavut Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Nunavut Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | History, Historical Geography, Periodicals
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Minorities
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
| 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
*[[Nunavut Census|Census]]
*[[Nunavut Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Canada First Nations|First Nations]]
*[[Nunavut Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions)
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Genealogy, Directories, Court Records, Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Census, Biography, Societies, Church Records, Probate Records
*[[Nunavut Census|Census]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nunavut Court Records|Court Records]]
 
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Maiden name, alias names
| align="left" | Religion
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers
 
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries; Military Records; Probate Records; Names, Personal
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nunavut Census|Census]]
*[[Nunavut Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nunavut Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Nunavut Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records,&nbsp; Census, Newspapers  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Military Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Cemeteries
*[[Nunavut Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nunavut Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 
 
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Physical description  
| 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
*[[Nunavut Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
 
| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Probate Records, Genealogy
|-  
| align="left" | Obituaries, Emigration and Immigration,&nbsp;Newspapers, Cemeteries
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Physical description  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Military Records, Biography
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, History
| align="left" | Historical Geography, Periodicals
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Places of residence
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Census, Land and Property
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Military Records
|-
| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the province
| 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
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 20:42, 1 January 2021

Nunavut Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Nunavut Background
Ethnicity
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Nunavut[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 Nunavut 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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