Isle of Man Record Finder

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Beginning Research
Guided Research Research Strategies Record Finder
Record Types
Biography Business and Commerce Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Court Records Directories Land and Property	Military Records Newspapers Online Records Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc. Religious Records Voting Lists Wills and Probate
Isle of Man Background
Gazetteers History Languages Maps Parishes	Naming Customs Social Life & Customs
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies

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	Census	Civil Registration, Church Records, Cemeteries
Birth date and birthplace	Civil Registration, Church Records	Census, Cemeteries
Boundaries (parish, district, or county)	Parishes
Death information	Civil Registration, Church Records	Biography, Cemeteries, Wills and Probate
Emigration information	Census	Biography
Historical background	History
Language helps	Language
Living relatives
Maiden name	Civil Registration, Church Records	Cemeteries, Wills and Probate
Marriage information	Civil Registration, Church Records	Census
Naming customs	Names, Personal
Noble families	Biography	Court Records, Wills and Probate, Land and Property
Occupations	Census, Civil Registration, Church Records	Court Records, Wills and Probate
Parents, children, and other family members	Civil Registration, Church Records, Census, Cemeteries	Civil Registration, Church Records,
Physical description
Place-finding aids	Parishes
Places of residence	Census, Civil Registration, Church Records	Court Records, Wills and Probate, Land and Property, Directories
Previous research (compiled genealogy)	Biography
Record-finding aids	Parishes
Religion	Church Records