Allier, France Genealogy: Difference between revisions
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== Church Records and Civil Registration == | == Church Records and Civil Registration == | ||
The vast majority of your research will be in church records and civil registration. Fortunately, these records are available online from the archives of each department. <br> | '''The vast majority of your research will be in church records and civil registration. Fortunately, these records are available online from the archives of each department.''' <br> | ||
===How to Read the Records=== | ===How to Read the Records=== | ||
*For more instruction on using these records, see: | *For more instruction on using these records, see: | ||
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===Finding Church Records and Civil Registration Online=== | ===Finding Church Records and Civil Registration Online=== | ||
Each Department of France has archives that provide digitized images of these records.<br> | Each Department of France has archives that provide digitized images of these records.<br> | ||
Here is the address for the Department Archives of Allier, where you will find these records.<br> | Here is the address for the '''Department Archives of Allier''', where you will find these records.<br> | ||
*[http://recherche.archives.allier.fr/?id=recherche_etat_civil Allier Departmental Archives] | *[http://recherche.archives.allier.fr/?id=recherche_etat_civil Allier Departmental Archives] | ||
Revision as of 09:54, 21 July 2016
Guide to Allier, France ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
History
Allier is a department in central France named after the Allier River. It is one of the original departments created during the French Revolution. It was created from the former provinces of Auvergne and Bourbonnais.
Localities[edit | edit source]
- Liste des communes de l'Allier
- Liste des anciennes communes de l'Allier
- GenCom
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui
- Locom-France
Church Records and Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
The vast majority of your research will be in church records and civil registration. Fortunately, these records are available online from the archives of each department.
How to Read the Records[edit | edit source]
- For more instruction on using these records, see:
Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy[edit | edit source]
- It's easier than you think! You do not have to be fluent in French to use these records, as there is only a limited vocabulary used in them. By learning a few key phrases, you will be able to read them adequately. Here are some resources for learning to read French records.
- There is a three-lesson course in reading French Records:
Finding Church Records and Civil Registration Online[edit | edit source]
Each Department of France has archives that provide digitized images of these records.
Here is the address for the Department Archives of Allier, where you will find these records.
- Registres paroissiaux
- Etat civil - Tables decennales
- Tables decennales
Ressources[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
- Allier Généalogie 83 avenue des Célestins 03200 Vichy
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- French Wordlist
- Archives Départementales
- Allier France Genweb
- Gazetteer for Allier
- Tout en Un, On this site you can find regional help, including a list of the notaries, records of Protestants (Huguenots), genealogical lists you can join, etc.
- Ancestry.com has the records for Allier online (Births 1560-1909, Marriages 1568-1913, Deaths 1598-1909)