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| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Birth date and place
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*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[London Census|Census]]
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
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*[[London Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[England Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
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| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
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*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
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*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[London Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies (England)]]
*[[London Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[London Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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*[[London Biography|Biography]]
*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]
*[[London Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility (England)]]
*[[London Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Yorkshire Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial  
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
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*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*Obituaries  
*Obituaries  
*[[London Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[London Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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*[[London Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[London Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[London Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
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| align="left" | Maiden name  
| align="left" | Maiden name  
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*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]


| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[London Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[London Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members  
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[London Census|Census]]
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]


| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[London Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[London Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
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| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Living relatives
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*[[London Directories|Directories]]
*[[Yorkshire Directories|Directories]]
*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[London Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[London Societies|Societies]]
*[[Yorkshire Societies|Societies]]
*Social media, Facebook, etc.
*Social media, Facebook, etc.


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*See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
*See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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*[[London Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration (England)]]
*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
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| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth  
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth  
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*[[London Census|Census]]
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
*[[London Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration (England)]]
*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship (England)]]
*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship (England)]]
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| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Residence
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[London Census|Census]]
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]  
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[London Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Yorkshire Directories|Directories]]  
*[[London Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Yorkshire Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[London Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[London Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation (England)]]


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| align="left" | Noble families  
| align="left" | Noble families  
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*[[London Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[Yorkshire Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[London Nobility|Nobility]]  
*[[England Nobility|Nobility England)]]  
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| align="left" | Occupation  
| align="left" | Occupation  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
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*[[London Census|Census]]
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[London Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[London Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Yorkshire Occupations|Occupations]]
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*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[London Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[London Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[London Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation (England)]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
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| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | Religion  
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[London Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]


| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Obituaries
*Obituaries
*[[London Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[London Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies (England)]]
*[[London Biography|Biography]]  
*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]  
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| align="left" | Social activities  
| align="left" | Social activities  
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*[[England Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs (England)]]
*[[England Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs (England)]]
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*[[London Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Physical description  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[London Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
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Revision as of 15:50, 3 February 2025

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Record Finder Table for Yorkshire[edit | edit source]

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Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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