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| ==How to Find the Records== | | ==Resources== |
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| ==Online Resources== | | ==Online Resources== |
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| *'''1541-1914''' {{RecordSearch|2138513|Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration, 1541-1914}} at FamilySearch - [[Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; partial index & images | | *'''1541-1950''' {{RecordSearch|2138513|Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration, 1541-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; partial index & images |
| *'''1541-1914''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20091/belgium-east-flanders-civil-registration-of-births?s=275764761 Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration of Births] at MyHeritage - partial index & images ($) | | *'''1541-1950''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20091/belgium-east-flanders-civil-registration-of-births?s=275764761 Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration of Births] at MyHeritage - partial index & images ($) |
| *'''1796-1961''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20158/belgium-east-flanders-civil-registration-of-marriages?s=275764761 Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration of Marriages] at MyHeritage - partial index & images ($) | | *'''1796-1961''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20158/belgium-east-flanders-civil-registration-of-marriages?s=275764761 Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration of Marriages] at MyHeritage - partial index & images ($) |
| *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20079/belgium-east-flanders-civil-registration-of-deaths?s=275764761 Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration of Deaths] at MyHeritage - index & images ($) | | *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20079/belgium-east-flanders-civil-registration-of-deaths?s=275764761 Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration of Deaths] at MyHeritage - index & images ($) |
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| *'''1774-1900''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20157/belgium-liege-civil-registration-of-marriages?s=275764761 Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration of Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | | *'''1774-1900''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20157/belgium-liege-civil-registration-of-marriages?s=275764761 Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration of Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) |
| *'''1796-1901''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20118/belgium-liege-civil-registration-of-deaths?s=275764761 Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration of Deaths] at MyHeritage - index ($) | | *'''1796-1901''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20118/belgium-liege-civil-registration-of-deaths?s=275764761 Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration of Deaths] at MyHeritage - index ($) |
| *'''1808-1910''' [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1867437Belgium, Liège, Pièces de mariage, (marriages) 1808-1910](*) at FamilySearch Catalog | | *'''1808-1910''' {{FSC|1867437|item|disp=Liège, Pièces de mariage, (marriages) 1808-1910}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog |
| *'''1814-1870, 1896''' [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2109995 Belgium, Liège, Verviers Arrondissement, civil registration, 1814-1870, 1896](*) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images<br> | | *'''1814-1870, 1896''' {{FSC|2109995|item|disp=Belgium, Liège, Verviers Arrondissement, civil registration, 1814-1870, 1896}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images<br> |
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| Civil registration digital images are also online from the State Archives of Belgium (''Rijksarchief in België/Les Archives de l'Etat en Belgique'') has images and some indexes for records at least 100 years old. Free [https://search.arch.be/en/login/registration registration] is required to view the records. The site comes in English, French, German or Dutch. | | Civil registration digital images are also online from the State Archives of Belgium (''Rijksarchief in België/Les Archives de l'Etat en Belgique'') has images and some indexes for records at least 100 years old. Free [https://search.arch.be/en/login/registration registration] is required to view the records. The site comes in English, French, German or Dutch. |
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| *[https://genealogie.arch.be/ Browsable Images] | | *[https://agatha.arch.be/ Browsable Images] |
| *[https://search.arch.be/en/zoeken-naar-personen Search by Person - Incomplete Indexes] | | *[https://search.arch.be/en/zoeken-naar-personen Search by Person - Incomplete Indexes] |
| *[http://search.arch.be/nl/zoeken-naar-archieven Search by Location - Incomplete Indexes] | | *[http://search.arch.be/nl/zoeken-naar-archieven Search by Location - Incomplete Indexes] |
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| [https://search.arch.be/en/ Website] | | [https://search.arch.be/en/ Website] |
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| ==Historical Background== | | ==Background== |
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| In 1795-1796 what is now Belgium was conquered by the Napoleonic regime, who introduced a system of civil registration throughout their territories. The first records were written in French and used the French Revolutionary Calendar. In 1815, Belgium was merged with what is now the Netherlands, creating the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands had also been conquered by Napoleon and from 1811 had a [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] system. Both countries continued with this system. In 1830 Belgium became independent, but continued to keep civil registration records in a manner very similar to the Dutch system. | | In 1795-1796 what is now Belgium was conquered by the Napoleonic regime, who introduced a system of civil registration throughout their territories. The first records were written in French and used the French Revolutionary Calendar. In 1815, Belgium was merged with what is now the Netherlands, creating the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands had also been conquered by Napoleon and from 1811 had a [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] system. Both countries continued with this system. In 1830 Belgium became independent, but continued to keep civil registration records in a manner very similar to the Dutch system. |
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| | 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 [[Luxembourg, 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]]. |
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| | "Vital records are on file from 1796, and the current registration is considered to be comprehensive."<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 5th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2009.</ref> |
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| Access to records in Belgium is unrestricted to for the following record types and years: | | Access to records in Belgium is unrestricted to for the following record types and years: |
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| Records later than these time periods are not open to the general public. | | Records later than these time periods are not open to the general public. |
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| "Vital records are on file from 1796, and the current registration is considered to be comprehensive."<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 5th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2009.</ref>
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| Divorces are listed on the back of the marriage registers in the municipality where the marriage took place. Includes names, ages, dates and places, occupations, residences. | | Divorces are listed on the back of the marriage registers in the municipality where the marriage took place. Includes names, ages, dates and places, occupations, residences. |
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| 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 [[Luxembourg, 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]].
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| == References == | | == References == |