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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.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the England topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

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	Obituaries Genealogies Newspapers Cemeteries Biography Nobility Periodicals
Death date, place, and burial	Civil Registration Church Records Obituaries Cemeteries Newspapers	Probate Records Court Records Land and Property Records Military Records

Maiden Names and Family Members

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Maiden name	Civil Registration Church Records	Obituaries Cemeteries Newspapers
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Census Obituaries Probate Records	Civil Registration Church Records Newspapers
Living relatives	Directories Civil Registration	Newspapers Societies Periodicals

Immigration and Country of Origin

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.	Emigration and Immigration Church Records
City or Country of foreign birth	Census Church Records	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship

Residences and Locations

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Residence	Census Civil Registration Church Records	Directories Land and Property Probate Records Taxation

Personal Details and Affiliations

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Noble families	Heraldry Nobility
Occupation	Census Church Records Civil Registration Occupations	Obituaries Probate Records Court Records Taxation Military Records
Religion	Church Records Genealogies Biography	Obituaries Cemeteries
Social activities	Social Customs and Activities Societies	Obituaries Newspapers
Physical description	Military Records	Court Records

Links to Instructions and Records by County

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:

Bedfordshire County or Bedfordshire Parishes Berkshire County or Berkshire Parishes Buckinghamshire County or Buckinghamshire Parishes Cambridgeshire County or Cambridgeshire Parishes Cheshire County or Cheshire Parishes Cornwall County or Cornwall Parishes Cumberland County or Cumberland Parishes Derbyshire County or Derbyshire Parishes Devon County or Devon Parishes Dorset County or Dorset Parishes Durham County or Durham Parishes Essex County or Essex Parishes Gloucestershire County or Gloucestershire Parishes Hampshire County or Hampshire Parishes

Herefordshire County or Herefordshire Parishes Hertfordshire County or Hertfordshire Parishes Huntingdonshire County or Huntingdonshire Parishes Kent County or Kent Parishes Lancashire County or Lancashire Parishes Leicestershire County or Leicestershire Parishes Lincolnshire County or Lincolnshire Parishes London County or London Parishes Middlesex County or Middlesex Parishes Norfolk County or Norfolk Parishes Northamptonshire County or Northamptonshire Parishes Northumberland County or Northumberland Parishes Nottinghamshire County or Nottinghamshire Parishes

Oxfordshire County or Oxfordshire Parishes Rutland County or Rutland Parishes Shropshire County or Shropshire Parishes Somerset County or Somerset Parishes Staffordshire County or Staffordshire Parishes Suffolk County or Suffolk Parishes Surrey County or Surrey Parishes Sussex County or Sussex Parishes Warwickshire County or Warwickshire Parishes Westmorland County or Westmorland Parishes Wiltshire County or Wiltshire Parishes Worcestershire County or Worcestershire Parishes Yorkshire County or Yorkshire Parishes