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''[[Belgium Genealogy|Belgium]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] | ''[[Belgium Genealogy|Belgium]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Liège, Belgium Genealogy'' {{Belgium-sidebar}} | ||
A genealogy guide to | A genealogy guide to Liège, Belgium civil registration and church records to trace ancestry and compile family history. | ||
'''Most of your genealogical research for | '''Most of your genealogical research for Liège will be in two main record types: civil registration and church records . This article will teach you methods for locating and searching these two record groups.''' | ||
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**'''Multi-Year-Indexes:''' Additional two, three, five and ten year indexes to births, marriages, divorces and deaths. Some are alphabetical, others chronological, by first letter of the surname, all letters, and given names. | **'''Multi-Year-Indexes:''' Additional two, three, five and ten year indexes to births, marriages, divorces and deaths. Some are alphabetical, others chronological, by first letter of the surname, all letters, and given names. | ||
*'''Language:''' The major languages of records in Belgium are Flemish (Dutch) in the North, and Walloon (French) in the South, and German in the East. To understand the records, you only need to know a few typical words such as those for mother, father, born, name, bride, groom, married, etc. Translation of these words are found under [[ | *'''Language:''' The major languages of records in Belgium are Flemish (Dutch) in the North, and Walloon (French) in the South, and German in the East. To understand the records, you only need to know a few typical words such as those for mother, father, born, name, bride, groom, married, etc. Translation of these words are found under [[Liège, Belgium Genealogy#1. Online Digital Records for Civil Registration|Online Digital Records for Civil Registration]] below and also on word lists for: [[Netherlands_Language_and_Languages|Dutch]], [[French Genealogical Word List|French]] and [[German Word List|German]]. | ||
*'''Accessing the records:''' Digitized, online civil registration records until 1912-3 are available through FamilySearch Historical Records and the National Archives. For more recent certificates, you need to write to the state, provincial, or municipal archives. | *'''Accessing the records:''' Digitized, online civil registration records until 1912-3 are available through FamilySearch Historical Records and the National Archives. For more recent certificates, you need to write to the state, provincial, or municipal archives. | ||
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=== 1. Online Digital Records for Civil Registration === | === 1. Online Digital Records for Civil Registration === | ||
For some localities, digital copies of civil registration can be searched online: | For some localities, digital copies of civil registration can be searched online: | ||
*'''1588-1913''' - {{RecordSearch|2138481|Belgium, | *'''1588-1913''' - {{RecordSearch|2138481|Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration, 1588-1913}}, free, index and images. incomplete. | ||
*'''1588-1913''' - {{RecordSearch|2138481|Belgium, | *'''1588-1913''' - {{RecordSearch|2138481|Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration, 1588-1913|access=browse}}, free, browseable images. incomplete.<br> | ||
:*'''Dutch titles for recorded events: "Geboorten"''' means births. '''"Huwelijken"''' means marriages. '''"Overlijden"''' means deaths. '''"Huwelijksafkondigingen"''' means marriage proclamations. '''"Huwelijksbijlagen"''' means marriage supplements. '''"Tienjarige tafels"''' means 10-year indexes. | :*'''Dutch titles for recorded events: "Geboorten"''' means births. '''"Huwelijken"''' means marriages. '''"Overlijden"''' means deaths. '''"Huwelijksafkondigingen"''' means marriage proclamations. '''"Huwelijksbijlagen"''' means marriage supplements. '''"Tienjarige tafels"''' means 10-year indexes. | ||
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'''There are may be microfilmed records available but not included in the online collections above.''' Held in the collection of the Family History Library, these microfilms may be viewed at [https://familysearch.org/locations/ '''Family History Centers'''] around the world. '''To find a microfilm:''' | '''There are may be microfilmed records available but not included in the online collections above.''' Held in the collection of the Family History Library, these microfilms may be viewed at [https://familysearch.org/locations/ '''Family History Centers'''] around the world. '''To find a microfilm:''' | ||
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:::a. Click on this link to see a list of [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=155472&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Belgium%2C% | :::a. Click on this link to see a list of [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=155472&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Belgium%2C%20Liègeen%22 '''records for Belgium, Liègeen''']. | ||
:::b. Click on '''"Places within Belgium, | :::b. Click on '''"Places within Belgium, Liègeen"''' and a list of towns and cities will open. | ||
:::c. Click on the '''town or city''' you wish to search. | :::c. Click on the '''town or city''' you wish to search. | ||
:::d. Click on '''"Civil Registration"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles. | :::d. Click on '''"Civil Registration"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles. | ||
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====The province archives==== | ====The province archives==== | ||
'''Rijksarchief te | '''Rijksarchief te Liègeen''' <br> | ||
Kruibekesteenweg 39/1<br> | Kruibekesteenweg 39/1<br> | ||
9120 Beveren<br> | 9120 Beveren<br> | ||
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=== 1. Online Digital Records for Church Records === | === 1. Online Digital Records for Church Records === | ||
For most localities, digital copies of church records are included in the civil registration online collection. '''Church records prior to 1796 were considered to be the country's civil registration:''' | For most localities, digital copies of church records are included in the civil registration online collection. '''Church records prior to 1796 were considered to be the country's civil registration:''' | ||
*'''1588-1913''' - {{RecordSearch|2138481|Belgium, | *'''1588-1913''' - {{RecordSearch|2138481|Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration, 1588-1913}}, free, index and images. incomplete. | ||
*'''1588-1913''' - {{RecordSearch|2138481|Belgium, | *'''1588-1913''' - {{RecordSearch|2138481|Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration, 1588-1913|access=browse}}, free, browseable images. incomplete.<br> | ||
=== 2. Microfilm Copies of Church Records Searched at a Family History Center === | === 2. Microfilm Copies of Church Records Searched at a Family History Center === | ||
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:::a. Click on this link to see a list of [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=155472&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Belgium%2C% | :::a. Click on this link to see a list of [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=155472&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Belgium%2C%20Liègeen%22 '''records for Belgium, Liègeen''']. | ||
:::b. Click on '''"Places within Belgium, | :::b. Click on '''"Places within Belgium, Liègeen"''' and a list of towns and cities will open. | ||
:::c. Click on the '''town or city''' you wish to search. | :::c. Click on the '''town or city''' you wish to search. | ||
:::d. Click on '''"Church Records"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles. | :::d. Click on '''"Church Records"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles. | ||
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::Reverend Pastor<br> | ::Reverend Pastor<br> | ||
::(Street address, if known: see [http://www.thecatholicdirectory.com/directory.cfm?fuseaction=show_country&country=BE The Catholic Directory]) <br> | ::(Street address, if known: see [http://www.thecatholicdirectory.com/directory.cfm?fuseaction=show_country&country=BE The Catholic Directory]) <br> | ||
::([http://zip-codes.nonsolocap.it/ Postal code]) (City) | ::([http://zip-codes.nonsolocap.it/ Postal code]) (City) Liège<br> | ||
::BELGIUM | ::BELGIUM | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Liègeen, Belgium]] | ||