RESEARCH  Main Sources

Main Sources

• Getting Started A guide for the novice to get started

• Birth Marriage and Death Certificates. The main source of information back to 1837.

• IGI Records. International Genealogical Index produced by the Church of the Latter Saints, available on FamilySearch

• Parish Records. Details about church parish records and where they are kept. 

• Monumental Inscriptions. The inscriptions on tombs and memorials in Church Cemeteries. 

• Censuses. What censuses there are and where to find them.

• Wills and Probate. Where to find wills. 

See also Advanced Sources