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Record Finder Table for England

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.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the England topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Birth date and place	Civil Registration Church Records Census	Cemeteries Obituaries Military Records
Marriage place and date	Civil Registration Church Records	Obituaries Genealogies Newspapers Cemeteries Biography Nobility Periodicals
Death date, place, and burial	Civil Registration Church Records Obituaries Cemeteries Newspapers	Probate Records Court Records Land and Property Records Military Records

Maiden Names and Family Members

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Maiden name	Civil Registration Church Records	Obituaries Cemeteries Newspapers
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Census Obituaries Probate Records	Civil Registration Church Records Newspapers
Living relatives	Directories Civil Registration	Newspapers Societies Periodicals

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.	Emigration and Immigration Church Records
City or Country of foreign birth	Census Church Records	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship

Residences and Locations

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Residence	Census Civil Registration Church Records	Directories Land and Property Probate Records Taxation

Personal Details and Affiliations

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Noble families	Heraldry Nobility
Occupation	Census Church Records Civil Registration Occupations	Obituaries Probate Records Court Records Taxation Military Records
Religion	Church Records Genealogies Biography	Obituaries Cemeteries
Social activities	Social Customs and Activities Societies	Obituaries Newspapers
Physical description	Military Records	Court Records

Links to Instructions and Records by County

The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each county and parish.

Bedfordshire, England Genealogy or Bedfordshire Parishes Berkshire, England Genealogy or Berkshire Parishes Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy or Buckinghamshire Parishes Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy or Cambridgeshire Parishes Cheshire, England Genealogy or Cheshire Parishes Cornwall, England Genealogy or Cornwall Parishes Cumberland, England Genealogy or Cumberland Parishes Derbyshire, England Genealogy or Derbyshire Parishes Devon, England Genealogy or Devon Parishes Dorset, England Genealogy or Dorset Parishes Durham, England Genealogy or Durham Parishes Essex, England Genealogy or Essex Parishes Gloucestershire, England Genealogy or Gloucestershire Parishes Hampshire, England Genealogy or Hampshire Parishes

Herefordshire, England Genealogy or Herefordshire Parishes Hertfordshire, England Genealogy or Hertfordshire Parishes Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy or Huntingdonshire Parishes Kent, England Genealogy or Kent Parishes Lancashire, England Genealogy or Lancashire Parishes Leicestershire, England Genealogy or Leicestershire Parishes Lincolnshire, England Genealogy or Lincolnshire Parishes London, England Genealogy or London Parishes Middlesex, England Genealogy or Middlesex Parishes Norfolk, England Genealogy or Norfolk Parishes Northamptonshire, England Genealogy or Northamptonshire Parishes Northumberland, England Genealogy or Northumberland Parishes Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy or Nottinghamshire Parishes

Oxfordshire, England Genealogy or Oxfordshire Parishes Rutland, England Genealogy or Rutland Parishes Shropshire, England Genealogy or Shropshire Parishes Somerset, England Genealogy or Somerset Parishes Staffordshire, England Genealogy or Staffordshire Parishes Suffolk, England Genealogy or Suffolk Parishes Surrey, England Genealogy or Surrey Parishes Sussex, England Genealogy or Sussex Parishes Warwickshire, England Genealogy or Warwickshire Parishes Westmorland, England Genealogy orWestmorland Parishes Wiltshire, England Genealogy or Wiltshire Parishes Worcestershire, England Genealogy or Worcestershire Parishes Yorkshire, England Genealogy or Yorkshire Parishes