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*[[England Search Strategies for Births, Marriages and Deaths|Search strategies]] for finding births, marriages, and deaths. | *[[England Search Strategies for Births, Marriages and Deaths|Search strategies]] for finding births, marriages, and deaths. | ||
*[[England Record Selection Table|England Record Selection Table]] - a list of the best records to search for finding specific information. | *[[England Record Selection Table|England Record Selection Table]] - a list of the best records to search for finding specific information. | ||
See also [https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/english-ancestry/79 ''English Ancestry''] in the FamilySearch Learning Center | |||
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Revision as of 16:16, 20 March 2012
In 1707, the Kingdom of England joined the Kingdom of Scotland in union to become the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Beginner's Corner[edit | edit source]
The Beginner’s Corner links to information that will help you get started researching your English ancestors. Choose from one of the following:
- I want to find a birth, christening or baptism.
- I want to find a marriage.
- I want to find a death or burial.
- I want to know about how my family lived.
These articles may also help you as you begin researching your English ancestors:
- Beginners Guide 1837 to 1901: Finding Records of Your Ancestors England 1837 To 1901 (3 Mb pdf file)
- New: The Family History Library England Beginning Research series of videos is now available online. Click here to access this course.
- Search strategies for finding births, marriages, and deaths.
- England Record Selection Table - a list of the best records to search for finding specific information.
See also English Ancestry in the FamilySearch Learning Center
Featured Resources[edit | edit source]
- Article: England Probate Records
- Browse by topic: All pages for England
- Database of British Jews: The Knowles Collection Last updated July 2011, now with over 130,000 entries.
Counties[edit | edit source]
Click on a county to go to that county's page:
Or click on a link below:
Research tools[edit | edit source]
- Join a Community of England Researchers! Ask questions, help others, and share your research successes on Facebook and/or Skype! NEW!
- Search strategies for finding births, marriages, and deaths.
- England counties list (with their Chapman Code abbreviations)
- England Record Selection Table
- English Script Tutorial
- Finding records of your ancestors - England 1837 to 1901
- England Major Websites
- England Genealogical Discussion Groups
- The Workhouse
- A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe thepeerage.com/
FamilySearch Historical Records[edit | edit source]
Wiki articles describing England-related online collections that can be found at FamilySearch.org
- Main article: England FamilySearch Historical Records
Ideas for Finding Compiled Information on English Ancestry[edit | edit source]
Here's an article entitled "A Checklist of Compiled Sources & Where to Find Them" that's specifically focused to aiding researchers--beginners to professional--who want to learn of compiled genealogical data on (i.e. immigrant) ancestry from England and whole British Isles.
This article shares numerous resources such as gateway websites which provide access to hundreds of millions of names that researchers worldwide have gathered and shared online for British ancestry.
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