England Record Finder

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.

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:

Counties and Parishes
The England counties listed below are based on historic boundaries pre-1974. Genealogy records are kept on the county and parish level in England. Click on a county or parish name below to go to the relevant wiki article listing more information.  Bedfordshire (parishes) Berkshire (parishes) Buckinghamshire (parishes) Cambridgeshire (parishes) Cheshire (parishes) Cornwall (parishes) Cumberland (parishes) Derbyshire (parishes)</li> Devon (parishes)</li> Dorset (parishes)</li> Durham (parishes)</li> Essex (parishes)</li> Gloucestershire (parishes)</li> Hampshire (parishes)</li> Herefordshire (parishes)</li> Hertfordshire (parishes)</li> Huntingdonshire (parishes)</li> Kent (parishes)</li> Lancashire (parishes)</li> Leicestershire (parishes)</li> Lincolnshire (parishes)</li> London (parishes)</li> Middlesex (parishes)</li> Norfolk (parishes)</li> <li>Northamptonshire (parishes)</li> <li>Northumberland (parishes)</li> <li>Nottinghamshire (parishes)</li> <li>Oxfordshire (parishes)</li> <li>Rutland (parishes)</li> <li>Shropshire (parishes)</li> <li>Somerset (parishes)</li> <li>Staffordshire (parishes)</li> <li>Suffolk (parishes)</li> <li>Surrey (parishes)</li> <li>Sussex (parishes)</li> <li>Warwickshire (parishes)</li> <li>Westmorland (parishes)</li> <li>Wiltshire (parishes)</li> <li>Worcestershire (parishes)</li> <li>Yorkshire (parishes)</li> </ul>