Hungary Record Finder
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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 | Church Records, Civil Registration, Census | Emigration & Immigration, Obituaries, School Records |
| Birth date and birthplace | Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records | Census, Military Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries |
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county) | Gazetteers, History, Maps | Church History, Historical Geography |
| Death information | Church Records, Civil Registration, Jewish Records | Cemeteries, Biography, Obituaries |
| Emigration information | Emigration & Immigration | Societies |
| Historical background | History | Societies |
| Language helps | Languages | Handwriting |
| Living relatives | Directories | Societies |
| Maiden name | Church Records, Civil Registration | Court Records |
| Marriage information | Church Records, Civil Registration | Court Records, Biography |
| Naming customs | Names, Personal | Genealogies, Periodicals |
| Noble families | Heraldry, Nobility | Societies |
| Occupations | Occupations, Directories | Emigration & Immigration, Military Records |
| Parents, children, and other family members | Church Records, Civil Registration, Genealogies | Probate Records, Court Records |
| Physical description | Military Records | — |
| Place-finding aids | Gazetteers, Maps | Historical Geography |
| Places of residence | Church Records, Civil Registration, Emigration & Immigration, Directories | School Records, Taxation |
| Previous research (compiled genealogy) | Genealogies | — |
| Record-finding aids | Archives and Libraries | Societies, Periodicals |
| Religion | Church Records, Jewish Records | Cemeteries |
| Social activities | Social Life and Customs | History |