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Guide to Somme ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Online 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.

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 website for the Department Archives of Somme, where you will find these records.

Department Archives of Somme

Registres paroissiaux (parish registers)
Registres d'état civil (civil registration)
Censuses (Recensements)

See Using France Online Department Archives for step by step instructions on finding and reading these records.

Search Strategy[edit | edit source]

Search for the relative or ancestor you selected. When you find his birth record, search for the births of his brothers and sisters.
Next, search for the marriage of his parents. The marriage record will have information that will often help you find the birth records of the parents.
You can estimate the ages of the parents and determine a birth year to search for their birth records.
Search the death registers for all known family members.
Repeat this process for both the father and the mother, starting with their birth records, then their siblings' births, then their parents' marriages, and so on.
If earlier generations (parents, grandparents, etc.) do not appear in the records, search neighboring parishes.

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 handwriting in old French records:

These lessons focus on reading church record and civil registration records:

Another resource is the French Records Extraction Manual, with this linked Table of Contents. You will be able to practice on actual documents.

FRENCH RECORDS EXTRACTION MANUAL

Chapter 1: OLD FRENCH RECORDS

Chapter 2: PARISH CHRISTENING AND CIVIL BIRTH ENTRIES

Chapter 3: MARRIAGE ENTRIES

Chapter 4: OTHER ENTRIES

Chapter 5: FRENCH HANDWRITING AND SPELLING

Chapter 6: NAME IDENTIFICATION

Chapter 7: GENDER

Chapter 8: DATES

Chapter 9: PUTTING IT ALL INTO PRACTICE (Practice Activities)
== Websites ==

Gazetteer for Somme

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-==History==
+Guide to '''Somme ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. <br>
-The Somme department was created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790, from part of the province of Picardy.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Somme (department)," ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somme_(department) (accessed November 1, 2018).</ref>
+{{Click|Image:France_ORP.png|France Online Genealogy Records}}
+== Online Church Records and Civil Registration  ==
-==Jurisdictions==
+'''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>
-===Localities (Communes)===
+===Finding Church Records and Civil Registration Online===
-*[http://www.francegenweb.org/communes/liste.php?dept=80 FranceGenWeb]
+Each Department of France has archives that provide digitized images of these records.<br>
-*[http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd.php?d=80 Locom]
+Here is the website for the Department Archives of Somme, where you will find these records.<br>
-*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_communes_de_la_Somme Wikipedia]
-*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_anciennes_communes_de_la_Somme Wikipedia, former localities]
-==Resources==
+[http://recherche.archives.somme.fr/?id=recherche_guidee_etat_civil '''Department Archives of Somme''']
-===Census===
-* '''1790-1975''' [https://archives.somme.fr/search/form/d788af02-a746-4294-adc8-8bb938915f88?sort=date_asc&mode=list&0-controlledAccessGeographicName%5B%5D=Ablaincourt+%28ancienne+commune%2C+Somme%2C+France%29&1-date_begin=&1-date_end=&2-date= Recensements de la population (1790-1975)] at ARCHIVES DÉPARTEMENTALES DE LA SOMME — index & images
-* '''1816-1921''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62239 Somme, France, Censuses, 1816-1921] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
-*See [[France Census]] for more information.
-===Church Records===
+:*Registres paroissiaux (parish registers)
-*'''1536-1897''' {{RecordSearch|1582585|France, Protestant Church Records, 1536-1897}}  at FamilySearch - [[France, Protestant Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]], index & images
+:*Registres d'état civil (civil registration)
-* '''1793-1912''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62117/ Somme, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1793-1912] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
+:*Censuses (Recensements)<br>
-*{{FSC|93833|title-id|disp=Répertoire numérique, série G, clergé séculier.-Fonds antérieures à la revolution:}}(*); Somme (France). Archives départementales at FamilySearch Catalog - images
-* [http://genealogiepicardie.com/actes/index.php Communes et paroisses] at Genealogiepicardie — index & images
-* [https://archives.somme.fr/search/form/cebd4a00-25b1-4b1c-a31e-8ea66d58efa2 Registres paroissiaux et de l'état civil] at ARCHIVES DÉPARTEMENTALES DE LA SOMME — index & images
-* [https://archives.somme.fr/search/form/bbb19bd2-9b65-4373-a1cc-ebb118a830d6 Registres paroissiaux protestants (série I)] at ARCHIVES DÉPARTEMENTALES DE LA SOMME — index & images
-*See [[France Church Records]] for more information.
-===Civil Registration===
+See [[Using France Online Department Archives|'''Using France Online Department Archives''']] for step by step instructions on finding and reading these records.
-*'''1542-1900''' {{RecordSearch|2840446|France, Civil Registration, Various Communes, 1542-1900}} at FamilySearch - [[France, Civil Registration, Various Communes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]], index
-* '''1793-1912''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62117/ Somme, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1793-1912] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
-* [http://genealogiepicardie.com/actes/index.php Communes et paroisses] at Genealogiepicardie — index & images
-* [https://archives.somme.fr/page/etat-civil Etat civil] at ARCHIVES DÉPARTEMENTALES DE LA SOMME — index & images
-* [https://www.francegenweb.org/entraide/basentraide/resultdep.php?dept=80 La base de donnée de l'Entraide] at Entraide FranceGenWeb — index
-* [https://www.francegenweb.org/lafayette/resultat.php?dep=80 La Fayette database] at La Fayette FranceGenWeb — index
-* [https://www.francegenweb.org/actes/listec.php?com=Beauval&dept=80 Les "actes en vrac" pour : Beauval (80)] at FranceGenWeb — index
-* [https://www.francegenweb.org/actes/listed.php?dept=80 Les "actes en vrac" pour : Somme (80)] at FranceGenWeb — index
-* [https://archives.somme.fr/search/form/cebd4a00-25b1-4b1c-a31e-8ea66d58efa2 Registres paroissiaux et de l'état civil] at ARCHIVES DÉPARTEMENTALES DE LA SOMME — index & images
-*See [[France Civil Registration]] for more information.
-===Emigration and Immigration===
+===Search Strategy===
-* [https://www.francegenweb.org/migranet/listedori.php?dept=80 Les mariages de migrants originaires de : Somme] at FranceGenWeb — index
+*Search for the relative or ancestor you selected. When you find his birth record, search for the births of his '''brothers and sisters'''.
-* [https://www.francegenweb.org/migranet/listed.php?dept=80 Les mariages de migrants pour : Somme] at FranceGenWeb — index
+*Next, search for the '''marriage of his parents.''' The marriage record will have information that will often help you find the birth records of the parents.
+*You can '''estimate the ages''' of the parents and determine a birth year to search for their birth records.
+*Search the death registers for all known family members.
+*Repeat this process for both the father and the mother, starting with their birth records, then their siblings' births, then their parents' marriages, and so on.
+*If earlier generations (parents, grandparents, etc.) do not appear in the records, search neighboring parishes.
+<br>
-===Heraldry===
+==Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy==
-* [https://www.francegenweb.org/heraldique//base/search.php?search_fields=image_keywords&search_keywords=F80 Blasons de communes et familles de la Somme] at Héraldique FranceGenWeb — index & images
+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.
+*[[French Genealogical Word List|French Genealogical Word List]]
+*[[French Handwriting|French Handwriting]].
-===Land and Property===
+There is a three-lesson course in reading handwriting in old French records:
-*{{FSC|206623|title-id|disp=Répertoire numérique de la série Q, domaines nationaux, fonds du département:}}(*); Somme (France). Archives départementales at FamilySearch Catalog - images
+*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-french-handwritten-records-lesson-1-the-french-alphabet/15 Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 1: The French Alphabet],
+*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-french-handwritten-records-lesson-2-key-words-and-phrases/16 Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Key Words and Phrases]
+*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-french-handwritten-records-lesson-3-reading-french-records/17 Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading French Records]
-===Military Records===
+These lessons focus on reading church record and civil registration records:
-* [https://archives.somme.fr/page/militaires-guerres Militaires, Guerres] at ARCHIVES DÉPARTEMENTALES DE LA SOMME — index & images
+*[[France Church Records|France Church Records]]
-* [https://www.francegenweb.org/napmargenweb/listed.php?dept=80 Napoléon-Mariages Du Mariage de 6000 Militaires] at NapoléonMariagesGenWeb — index
+*[[France Civil Registration- Vital Records|France Civil Registration- Vital Records]]
+Another resource is the [https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/Default.htm '''French Records Extraction Manual,'''] with this linked Table of Contents. You will be able to practice on actual documents.
-===Voting Records===
+[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/Default.htm FRENCH RECORDS EXTRACTION MANUAL]
-* '''1830-1939''' [https://archives.somme.fr/search/form/5e96a681-6023-4c8c-8929-94309b32119e Listes électorales (1830-1939)] at ARCHIVES DÉPARTEMENTALES DE LA SOMME — index & images
-==Repositories==
+[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_1.pdf Chapter 1: OLD FRENCH RECORDS]
-For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ map].<br>
-===Archives===
+[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_2.pdf Chapter 2: PARISH CHRISTENING AND CIVIL BIRTH ENTRIES]
-'''Archives départementales de la Somme'''<br>
-Rue Saint-Fuscien<br>
-Amiens<br>
-France<br>
-Telephone: +33 (0)3 60 03 49 50<br>
-Email: [mailto:archives@somme.fr archives@somme.fr]<br>
-[https://archives.somme.fr/page/contactez-les-archives Contact form]<Br>
-[https://archives.somme.fr/ Website]
-===Libraries===
+[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_3.pdf Chapter 3: MARRIAGE ENTRIES]
-===Societies===
+[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_4.pdf Chapter 4: OTHER ENTRIES]
-'''FranceGenWeb - Cousins'''<Br>
-[https://www.francegenweb.org/sitescgw/c2/index.php?dept=80 FranceGenWeb Cousins 80, Somme]
-*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Associations_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogiques_de_la_Somme Somme Wiki GenWeb Associations]
+[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_5.pdf Chapter 5: FRENCH HANDWRITING AND SPELLING]
-*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Liste_d%27%C3%A9change_-_Picardie Somme Forums]
-*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernEuropeGenealogyResearchCommunity/ Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community]
-==Research Helps==
+[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_6.pdf Chapter 6: NAME IDENTIFICATION]
-{{HR Helps|where=France}}
-==References==
+[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_7.pdf Chapter 7: GENDER]
-{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie Region, France]][[Category:Departments of France]]
+[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_8.pdf Chapter 8: DATES]
+Chapter 9: PUTTING IT ALL INTO PRACTICE (Practice Activities)<br>== Websites  ==
+*[http://www.francegenweb.org/~communes/liste.php?dept=80 Gazetteer for Somme]
+[[Category:Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie Region, France]]