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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<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 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<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"
|-
| 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;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
| 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;"|
*[[France Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|}
 
===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;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
| 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;"|
*[[France Census|Census]]
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[France Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| 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" | 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;"|
 
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| 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" | Residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Census|Census]]
*Directories
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| 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" | Nobility
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Nobility
*Heraldry
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
| 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;"|
*[[France Census|Census]]
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France History|History]]
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France History|History]]
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Military Records|Military records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|


Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
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|}


Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
===Reading the Records===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"


{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|-
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| 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:'''
 
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Names, personal
|-
| align="left" |Online classes
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| Age
| align="left" |Writing for records
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|
| [[Spain Census|Census]]
|}
 
==Jurisdictions==
{|
|[[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 jurisdiction, including links to actual records.'''
|}
 
{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|-
|-
| Birth date and birthplace  
| Birth date and birthplace  
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| [[Spain Census|Census]], [[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]], [[Spain Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| [[Spain Census|Census]], [[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]], [[Spain Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| [[Spain Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Spain Maps|Maps]], [[Spain History|History]]
| [[Spain Church History|Church History]], [[Spain Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
|-
|-
| Death information
| Death information
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| [[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Newspapers|Newspapers]], Societies
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Newspapers|Newspapers]], Societies
|-
| Historical background
| [[Spain History|History]]
| [[Spain Church History|Church History]], Societies
|-
|-
| Language helps  
| Language helps  
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| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
| [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
|-
 
| Naming customs
| Spain Names
| —
|-
|-
| Noble families  
| Noble families  
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| Physical description  
| Physical description  
| [[Spain Military Records|Military Records]]
| [[Spain Military Records|Military Records]]
| —
 
|-
| Place-finding aids
| [[Spain Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| [[Spain Maps|Maps]], [[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| Places of residence  
| Places of residence  
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| [[Spain Church Records|Church Records]], [[Spain Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| [[Spain Census|Census]], [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Spain Census|Census]], [[Spain Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Spain Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| [[Spain Compiled Genealogies|Compiled Genealogies]], [[Spain Nobility Records|Nobility Records]]
| Societies
|-
| Record-finding aids
| [[Spain Online Genealogy Records|Online Records]], [[Spain Compiled Genealogies|Compiled Genealogies]], [[Spain Archives|Archives]]
| —
|-
|-
| Religion  
| Religion  

Revision as of 17:24, 26 January 2021

Spain Wiki Topics
Spanish flag.jpg
Beginning Research
Record Types
Country Background
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for France[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 France 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
Country and town of origin

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:
Nobility
  • Nobility
  • Heraldry
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Life and Customs
Physical description

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Naming patterns
  • Names, personal
Online classes
Writing for records

Jurisdictions[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 jurisdiction, including links to actual records.
Birth date and birthplace Church Records, Civil Registration Census, Nobility Records, Cemeteries
Death information Church Records, Civil Registration Cemeteries, Newspapers
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration Church Records, Newspapers, Societies
Language helps Word List, Handwriting —
Living relatives — Societies
Maiden name Church Records, Civil Registration Notarial Records Nobility Records
Marriage information Church Records, Civil Registration Notarial Records, Nobility Records
Noble families Nobility Records Heraldry, Biography
Occupations Church Records, Civil Registration Census, Notarial Records
Parents, children, and other family members Church Records, Civil Registration Notarial Records, Census
Physical description Military Records
Places of residence Church Records, Civil Registration Census, Notarial Records, Emigration and Immigration
Religion Church Records, Ethnic Groups History, Church History, Jewish Records
Social activities History, Newspapers Church History
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