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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.
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Step 1. '''In column 1''' select a research goal. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person?


Step 2. '''In column 2''' find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.  
== Record Finder Table for England ==
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.


:&gt; Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. They explain what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find them in the Family History Library Catalog. Some records are not at the library. <br><br>
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the England topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


Step 3. '''In column 3''' find additional record types that may be useful. <br>
===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;"|
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Obituaries
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
{|
|-
|
*Obituaries
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Biography|Biography]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|}
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*Obituaries
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| 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" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]


:&gt; Records of previous research (such as Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.<br><br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Directories|Directories]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Societies|Societies]]
*Social media, Facebook, etc.


<br><br>
|-
|}


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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
! align="left" | 1. If You Need
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
! align="left" | 2. Search These Record Types First
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
! align="left" | 3. Search These Record Types Next
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Occupations|Occupations]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place of foreign birth (not England)
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Census|Census]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Directories|Directories]]
*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
 
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parish, district, and county boundaries
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[England Maps|Maps]], [[England History|History]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death
| align="left" | Noble families
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Court Records|Court Records]], [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | [[England History|History]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Church History|Church History]]
*[[England Census|Census]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[England Occupations|Occupations]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | See research outline for country to which ancestor immigrated
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[England Biography|Biography]]
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Social Customs and Activities
*Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
|}
 
==Links to Instructions and Records by County==
{|
|[[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png]]
|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each county and parish:'''
|}
 
{|
|-
|style="padding-right:50px"|
{|cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="2"|
 
|-
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|County Topic Articles Links
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|Parishes Links
 
|-
|[[Bedfordshire, England Genealogy|Bedfordshire County]]
|[[Bedfordshire  Parishes]]
|-
|[[Berkshire, England Genealogy|Berkshire County]]
|[[Berkshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire County]]
|[[Buckinghamshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire County]]
|[[Cambridgeshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire County]]
|[[Cheshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall County]]
|[[Cornwall  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland County]]
|[[Cumberland  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire County]]
|[[Derbyshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon County]]
|[[Devon  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset County]]
|[[Dorset  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Durham, England Genealogy|Durham County]]
|[[Durham  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex County]]
|[[Essex  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire County]]
|[[Gloucestershire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire County]]
|[[Hampshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire County]]
|[[Herefordshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Hertfordshire, England Genealogy|Hertfordshire County]]
|[[Hertfordshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy|Huntingdonshire County]]
|[[Huntingdonshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent County]]
|[[Kent  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire County]]
|[[Lancashire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire County]]
|[[Leicestershire  Parishes]]
 
|}
|
{|cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="2"|
|-
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|County Topic Articles Links
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|Parishes Links
|-
|[[Lincolnshire, England Genealogy|Lincolnshire County]]
|[[Lincolnshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[London, England Genealogy|London County]]
|[[London Parishes]]
|-
|[[Middlesex, England Genealogy|Middlesex County]]
|[[Middlesex Parishes]]
|-
|[[Norfolk, England Genealogy|Norfolk County]]
|[[Norfolk Parishes]]
|-
|[[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire County]]
|[[Northamptonshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland County]]
|[[Northumberland Parishes]]
|-
|[[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire County]]
|[[Nottinghamshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire County]]
|[[Oxfordshire Parishes]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
|[[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland County]]
| align="left" | [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
|[[Rutland Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
|[[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
|[[Shropshire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
|[[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset County]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
|[[Somerset Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Nobility|Nobility]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
|[[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Census|Census]], [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Occupations|Occupations]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
|[[Staffordshire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Court Records|Court Records]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Officials and Employees|Officials and Employees]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
|[[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk County]]
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
|[[Suffolk Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
|[[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey County]]
| align="left" | [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England Court Records|Court Records]]  
|[[Surrey Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
|[[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex County]]
| align="left" | [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Maps|Maps]]  
|[[Sussex Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England History|History]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]], [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Places of residence
|[[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Directories|Directories]]  
|[[Warwickshire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place of residence when you know only the county
|[[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland County]]
| align="left" | [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Census|Census]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
|[[Westmorland Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
|[[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England Societies|Societies]]  
|[[Wiltshire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Nobility|Nobility]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Record-finding aids
|[[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
|[[Worcestershire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
|[[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|Yorkshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
|[[Yorkshire Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England History|History]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|}
|}
|}
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[[Category:England|Record Selection Table]]

Latest revision as of 17:05, 29 February 2024


England Wiki Topics
Flag of England
England Beginning Research
Record Types
England Background
England Genealogical Word Lists
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources


Record Finder Table for England[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 England 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
  • See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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:
Noble families
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Customs and Activities
  • Obituaries
Physical description

Links to Instructions and Records by County[edit | edit source]

Dark thin font green pin Version 4.png The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each county and parish:
County Topic Articles Links Parishes Links
Bedfordshire County Bedfordshire Parishes
Berkshire County Berkshire Parishes
Buckinghamshire County Buckinghamshire Parishes
Cambridgeshire County Cambridgeshire Parishes
Cheshire County Cheshire Parishes
Cornwall County Cornwall Parishes
Cumberland County Cumberland Parishes
Derbyshire County Derbyshire Parishes
Devon County Devon Parishes
Dorset County Dorset Parishes
Durham County Durham Parishes
Essex County Essex Parishes
Gloucestershire County Gloucestershire Parishes
Hampshire County Hampshire Parishes
Herefordshire County Herefordshire Parishes
Hertfordshire County Hertfordshire Parishes
Huntingdonshire County Huntingdonshire Parishes
Kent County Kent Parishes
Lancashire County Lancashire Parishes
Leicestershire County Leicestershire Parishes
County Topic Articles Links Parishes Links
Lincolnshire County Lincolnshire Parishes
London County London Parishes
Middlesex County Middlesex Parishes
Norfolk County Norfolk Parishes
Northamptonshire County Northamptonshire Parishes
Northumberland County Northumberland Parishes
Nottinghamshire County Nottinghamshire Parishes
Oxfordshire County Oxfordshire Parishes
Rutland County Rutland Parishes
Shropshire County Shropshire Parishes
Somerset County Somerset Parishes
Staffordshire County Staffordshire Parishes
Suffolk County Suffolk Parishes
Surrey County Surrey Parishes
Sussex County Sussex Parishes
Warwickshire County Warwickshire Parishes
Westmorland County Westmorland Parishes
Wiltshire County Wiltshire Parishes
Worcestershire County Worcestershire Parishes
Yorkshire County Yorkshire Parishes
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