Netherlands Record Finder

Record Finder Table for France
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 France topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

 * Emigration information
 * Emigration and Immigration, Population
 * See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
 * Living relatives
 * Genealogy
 * Societies
 * Maiden name
 * Civil Registration,Church Records, Public Records
 * Taxation, Notarial Records,Court Records
 * Maiden name
 * Civil Registration,Church Records, Public Records
 * Taxation, Notarial Records,Court Records


 * Noble families
 * Nobility, Heraldry
 * Genealogy, Periodicals, Biography
 * Occupations
 * Civil Registration, Population, Census
 * Naturalization and Citizenship, Notarial Records, Court Records
 * Parents, children, and other family members
 * Civil Registration, Population, Church Records, Jewish Records
 * Guardianship, Census, Probate Records, Notarial Records, Court Records
 * Physical description
 * Military Records
 * Civil Registration
 * Physical description
 * Military Records
 * Civil Registration


 * Residence
 * Civil Registration, Population, Church Records, Public Records
 * Census; Taxation;Land and Property; Names, Personal
 * Religion
 * Population, Civil Registration, Church Records, Jewish Records
 * Minorities, Church History
 * Social activities
 * Social Life and Customs
 * Church History
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 * Social Life and Customs
 * Church History
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