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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]]
|-
|}


:&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>
===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]]


<br><br>
| 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]]


{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="100%"
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
! align="left" | 1. If You Need
| align="left" | Living relatives
! align="left" | 2. Search These Record Types First
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
! align="left" | 3. Search These Record Types Next
*[[England Directories|Directories]]
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[England Societies|Societies]]
*Social media, Facebook, etc.
 
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| 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 Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date  
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| 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]]
*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" | Birthplace
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[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 Occupations|Occupations]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[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" | Place of foreign birth (not England)
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parish, district, and county boundaries
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[England Maps|Maps]], [[England History|History]]
*[[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" | Death
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Court Records|Court Records]], [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | Noble families
| align="left" | [[England History|History]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[England Church History|Church History]]
*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | Occupation
| 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 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" | Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[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]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
|[[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
|[[Cheshire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
|[[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall County]]
| align="left" | [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
|[[Cornwall  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
|[[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland County]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
|[[Cumberland  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Nobility|Nobility]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
|[[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire 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]]  
|[[Derbyshire  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
|[[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon County]]
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
|[[Devon  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
|[[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset County]]
| align="left" | [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England Court Records|Court Records]]  
|[[Dorset  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
|[[Durham, England Genealogy|Durham County]]
| align="left" | [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Maps|Maps]]  
|[[Durham  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England History|History]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]], [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Places of residence
|[[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex County]]
| align="left" | [[England Census|Census]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Directories|Directories]]  
|[[Essex  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
|[[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Census|Census]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
|[[Gloucestershire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
|[[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England Societies|Societies]]  
|[[Hampshire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Nobility|Nobility]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Record-finding aids
|[[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
|[[Herefordshire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
|[[Hertfordshire, England Genealogy|Hertfordshire County]]
| align="left" | [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
|[[Hertfordshire  Parishes]]
| align="left" | [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England History|History]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|}


{{Place|England}}
|-
|[[Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy|Huntingdonshire County]]
|[[Huntingdonshire  Parishes]]


=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections ===
|-
|[[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent County]]
|[[Kent  Parishes]]


An online collection contaiing this collection is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1769414 FamilySearch.org]
|-
|[[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire County]]
|[[Lancashire  Parishes]]


A wiki article describing this collection is found at:
|-
|[[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire County]]
|[[Leicestershire  Parishes]]


[[England Cornwall Church of England Parish Registers and Bishops’ Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
|}
|
{|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]]
|-
|[[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland County]]
|[[Rutland Parishes]]
|-
|[[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire County]]
|[[Shropshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset County]]
|[[Somerset Parishes]]
|-
|[[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire County]]
|[[Staffordshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk County]]
|[[Suffolk Parishes]]
|-
|[[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey County]]
|[[Surrey Parishes]]
|-
|[[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex County]]
|[[Sussex Parishes]]
|-
|[[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire County]]
|[[Warwickshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland County]]
|[[Westmorland Parishes]]
|-
|[[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire County]]
|[[Wiltshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire County]]
|[[Worcestershire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|Yorkshire County]]
|[[Yorkshire Parishes]]
|}
|}
{{Place|England}}


[[Category:England|Record Selection Table]]
[[Category:Record Finder]] [[Category:England Research Strategies]]

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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