Svalbard Record Finder
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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 | Church Records |
| Birth date and birthplace | Church Records | Census |
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county) | Maps & Gazetteers | — |
| Death information | Church Records | Probate Records, Court Records |
| Emigration information | Emigration and Immigration | Societies |
| Historical background | History | Social Life and Customs, Societies |
| Language helps | Language | Encyclopedias and Dictionaries |
| Living relatives | Genealogies | Societies, Directories |
| Maiden name | Church Records | — |
| Marriage information | Church Records | — |
| Naming customs | Names, Personal | Social Life and Customs |
| Noble families | Nobility | Biography, Periodicals |
| Occupations | Church Records | Census |
| Parents, children, and other family members | Church Records | Census, Probate Records, Church Books |
| Physical description | Military Records | Biography |
| Place-finding aids | Gazetteers | Maps, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries |
| Places of residence | Church Records | Census, Land and Property |
| Previous research (compiled genealogy) | Genealogies, Periodicals, Societies | History, Biography, Archives and Libraries |
| Record-finding aids | Archives and Libraries | — |
| Religion | Church Records, Religious Records | — |
| Social activities | Social Life and Customs | History |
