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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

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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 Church Records Civil Registration	Obituaries Probate Records Newspapers
Living relatives	Directories Civil Registration	Newspapers Societies Social media, Facebook, etc.

Immigration and Country of Origin

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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 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	Obituaries Cemeteries Genealogies Biography
Social activities	Social Customs and Activities 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:

County Topic Articles Links Parishes Links Bedfordshire County Bedfordshire Parishes Berkshire County Berkshire Parishes Buckinghamshire County Buckinghamshire Parishes Cambridgeshire County Cambridgeshire Parishes Cheshire County Cheshire Parishes Cornwall County Cornwall Parishes Cumberland County Cumberland Parishes Derbyshire County Derbyshire Parishes Devon County Devon Parishes Dorset County Dorset Parishes Durham County Durham Parishes Essex County Essex Parishes Gloucestershire County Gloucestershire Parishes Hampshire County Hampshire Parishes Herefordshire County Herefordshire Parishes Hertfordshire County Hertfordshire Parishes Huntingdonshire County Huntingdonshire Parishes Kent County Kent Parishes Lancashire County Lancashire Parishes Leicestershire County Leicestershire Parishes

County Topic Articles Links Parishes Links Lincolnshire County Lincolnshire Parishes London County London Parishes Middlesex County Middlesex Parishes Norfolk County Norfolk Parishes Northamptonshire County Northamptonshire Parishes Northumberland County Northumberland Parishes Nottinghamshire County Nottinghamshire Parishes Oxfordshire County Oxfordshire Parishes Rutland County Rutland Parishes Shropshire County Shropshire Parishes Somerset County Somerset Parishes Staffordshire County Staffordshire Parishes Suffolk County Suffolk Parishes Surrey County Surrey Parishes Sussex County Sussex Parishes Warwickshire County Warwickshire Parishes Westmorland County Westmorland Parishes Wiltshire County Wiltshire Parishes Worcestershire County Worcestershire Parishes Yorkshire County Yorkshire Parishes A-I