England Record Finder: Difference between revisions

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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	Civil Registration Church Records Census	Cemeteries Obituaries Military Records
Marriage place and date	Civil Registration Church Records	Periodicals Genealogies Periodicals Newspapers Cemeteries Biography Nobility
Death date, place, and burial	Vital Records Church Records Obituaries Cemeteries Newspapers	Probate Records Bible Records Military Records

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Maiden name	Vital Records Church Records Newspapers Bible Records	Cemeteries Military Records Probate Records Obituaries
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Vital Records Church Records Census Probate Records Obituaries	Bible Records Newspapers Emigration and Immigration
Living relatives	Directories Court Records Obituaries	Census Biography Societies Church Records Probate Records

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

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Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Societies	Census Newspapers Biography
City or Country of foreign birth	Vital Records Church Records Emigration and Immigration Census Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)	Newspapers Obituaries Military Records Biography Societies

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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Residence	Census Land and Property Vital Records Directories Taxation	Obituaries Probate Records Military Records Biography Societies

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nationality or ethnicity	Census African Americans Indigenous Peoples Cultural Groups Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)	Church Records Emigration and Immigration Periodicals Societies
Occupation	Census Directories Emigration and Immigration	Newspapers Court Records Biography
Religion	Church Records Biography	Bible Records Cemeteries
Social activities	Biography Newspapers Societies	Obituaries Court Records Cemeteries Directories
Physical description	Military Records Biography	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Vital Records Emigration and Immigration

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-*[[England Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
 *[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 *[[England Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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+*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[England Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[England Census|Census]]
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 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
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-*[[England Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 *[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[England Census|Census]]
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+*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 *[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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-*[[England Bible Records|Bible Records]]
 *[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[England Biography|Biography]]
-*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
-*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]
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 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial