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Record Selection Table

This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.

Step 2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.

What you are looking for:	Try these records first:	Other useful records:
Age	Census	Church Records
Birth date and birthplace	Church Records	—
Boundaries (parish, district, or county)	Maps	Gazetteers
Death information	Church Records	Probate Records, Court Records
Emigration information	Emigration and Immigration	Societies
Historical background	History	Social Life and Customs, Societies
Language helps	Language and Languages	Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Living relatives	Genealogy	Societies
Marriage information	Church Records	—
Naming customs	Names, Personal	Social Life and Customs
Noble families	Nobility	Biography, Periodicals
Occupation	Church Records	Census
Parents, children, and other family members	Church Records	Census, Probate, Court Records
Physical description	Military Records	Biography, Genealogy
Place-finding aids	Gazetteers	Maps, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Places of residence	Church Records	Census, Land and Property
Previous research (compiled genealogy)	Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies	History, Biography, Archives and Libraries
Record-finding aids	Archives and Libraries, Church History	Societies, Periodicals
Religion	Church Records	History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History