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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
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Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
== Record Finder Table for France ==
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.


Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the France topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
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| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[France Directories|Directories]]
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|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| 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" | Immigration date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
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| align="left" | Country of origin
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
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|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| align="left" | Residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| 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" | Nobility
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Nobility
*Heraldry
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| align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|


Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
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{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
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| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''
| align="left" | Physical description
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
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|}
 
===Reading the Records===
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| align="left" |Vocabulary
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| align="left" | Naming patterns
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*Names, personal
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| align="left" |Online classes
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| Age
| align="left" |Writing for records
|[[Cyprus Census]]
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| [[Cyprus Land and Property]]
|}
 
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| Birth date and birthplace  
| Birth date and birthplace  
| [[Cyprus Civil Registration]], [[Cyprus Church Records]]
| [[Cyprus Civil Registration]], [[Cyprus Church Records]]
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| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
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| Emigration information
| Emigration information
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| Historical background
| [[Cyprus History]]
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| Place-finding aids
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| Places of residence  
| Places of residence  
| [[Cyprus Census]]
| [[Cyprus Census]]
| [[Cyprus Land and Property]]
| [[Cyprus Land and Property]]
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| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
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| Record-finding aids
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| Religion  
| Religion  
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