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| == Record Finder Table for Belgium ==
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| The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
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| === Order of Records ===
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| The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.
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| == List of Topics ==
| | This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br> |
| This Record Finder table links to the Belgium topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records. | | |
| ===Vital Events ===
| | Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br> |
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| | Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br> |
| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
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| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| | Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br> |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| | align="left" | Birth date and place | |
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| *[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
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| *[[Belgium Census|Census]]
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| *[[Belgium Military Records|Military Records]]
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| *[[Belgium Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| *Biography
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| | align="left" | Marriage place and date | | | width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:''' |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:''' |
| *[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:''' |
| *[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
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| *Biography
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| | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial | | | Age |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | |[[Belgium Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], Census |
| *[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | Cemeteries, [[France Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] |
| *[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
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| *[[Belgium Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| *[[Belgium Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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| *Biography
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| ===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | Birth date and birthplace |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | [[Belgium Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[France Church Records|Church Records]], [[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]] |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | [[France Census|Census]], [[France Military Records|Military Records]], [[France Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[France Biography|Biography]] |
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| | align="left" | Maiden name | | | Boundaries (parish, district, or county) |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[France Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[France Maps|Maps]], [[France History|History]] |
| *[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[France Historical Geography|Historical Geography]], [[France Church History|Church History]] |
| *[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
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| | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members | | | Death information |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Belgium Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[France Church Records|Church Records]], [[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]] |
| *[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[France Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[France Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[France Biography|Biography]] |
| *[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
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| *Societies
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| *[[Belgium Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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| *[[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
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| *Biography
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| | align="left" | Living relatives | | | Emigration information |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] |
| *[[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| | | [[France Societies|Societies]], [[France Minorities|Minorities]] |
| *[[Belgium Directories|Directories]]
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| *Societies
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| *Periodicals
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| === Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | Historical background |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | [[France History|History]], [[France Church History|Church History]] |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | [[France Maps|Maps]], [[France Minorities|Minorities]] |
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| | align="left" | Immigration date | | | Language helps |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[France Language and Languages|Language and Languages]] |
| *[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| | | Online Genealogy Records |
| *See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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| *Societies
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| *Minorities
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| | align="left" | Country and town of origin | | | Living relatives |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[France Directories|Directories]], [[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]] |
| *[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| | | [[France Societies|Societies]], [[France Periodicals|Periodicals]] |
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| *Societies
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| *Minorities
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| === Residences and Locations ===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | Maiden name |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | | [[France Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[France Church Records|Church Records]] |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | [[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]] |
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| | align="left" | Residence | | | Marriage information |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[France Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[France Church Records|Church Records]] |
| *[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[France Biography|Biography]] |
| *[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Belgium Directories|Directories]]
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| *[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| *[[Belgium Census|Census]]
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| *Voting Registers
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| *[[Belgium School Records|Schools]]
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| *Taxation
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| === Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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| | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | | | Naming customs |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | | |[[France Names, Personal|Names (Personal)]] |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | |[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[France Periodicals|Periodicals]] |
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| | align="left" | Nobility | | | Noble families |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| | |[[France Nobility|Nobility]], [[France Heraldry|Heraldry]] |
| *Nobility
| | |Genealogy |
| *Heraldry
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| *[[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
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| | align="left" | Occupation | | | Occupations |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | |[[France Directories|Directories]], [[France Church Records|Church Records]], [[France Census|Census]] |
| *[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
| | |[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[France Military Records|Military Records]] |
| *[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Belgium Directories|Directories]]
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| *[[Belgium Census|Census]]
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| *[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| *[[Belgium Military Records|Military Records]]
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| | align="left" | Religion | | | Parents, children, and other family members |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | |[[France Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[France Church Records|Church Records]], [[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[France Societies|Societies]] |
| *[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
| | |[[France Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[France Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[France Biography|Biography]] |
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| *[[Belgium History|History]]
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| *Minorities
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| *[[Belgium Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| | align="left" | Social activities | | | Physical description |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[France Military Records|Military Records]], [[France Biography|Biography]] |
| *Social Life and Customs
| | | Online Genealogy Records |
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| *[[Belgium History|History]]
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| | align="left" | Physical description | | | Place-finding aids |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[France Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[France Maps|Maps]] |
| *[[Belgium Military Records|Military Records]]
| | | [[France Historical Geography|Historical Geography]] |
| *Biography
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| ===Reading the Records===
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| | align="left" |Vocabulary | | | Places of residence |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[France Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[France Directories|Directories]], [[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] |
| *[[Belgium Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
| | | [[France Census|Census]], Voting Registers, [[France School Records|Schools]], Taxation |
| *[[Netherlands Language and Languages|Dutch Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[[German Word List|German]]
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| *[[French Genealogical Word List|French]]
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| | align="left" | Naming patterns | | | Previous research (compiled genealogy) |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[France Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[France Societies|Societies]] |
| | | | [[France Biography|Biography]], [[France History|History]], [[France Nobility|Nobility]], [[France Heraldry|Heraldry]], [[France Minorities|Minorities]] |
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| | align="left" |Online classes | | | Record-finding aids |
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| | | [[France Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] |
| *{{LearningCenter2|93|Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 1: The Dutch Alphabet}}.
| | | [[France Societies|Societies]], [[France Periodicals|Periodicals]], Online indexes |
| *{{LearningCenter2|94|Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Dutch Words and Dates}}.
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| *{{LearningCenter2|95|Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading Dutch Records}}.
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| *{{LearningCenter2|38|Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters}}
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| *{{LearningCenter2|39|Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent}}
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| *{{LearningCenter2|40|Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading Kurrent Documents}}
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| | align="left" |Writing for records | | | Religion |
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| | | [[France Church Records|Church Records]], History |
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| | | [[France Minorities|Minorities]], [[France Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] |
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| ==Provinces==
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| |The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each province, including links to actual records.'''
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| <b>Brussels (Bruxelles) capital region</b>
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| <li>[[Brussels (Bruxelles) Capital Region, Belgium Genealogy|Brussels (Bruxelles) Capital Region]] </li>
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| <b>Flanders region (five provinces) -- Dutch Speaking:</b>
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| <li>[[Antwerp, Belgium Genealogy|Antwerp (Antwerpen) Province]] </li>
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| <li>[[Limburg, Belgium Genealogy|Limburg Province]] </li>
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| <li>[[Oost Vlaanderen (East Flanders), Belgium Genealogy|East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen) Province]] </li>
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| <li>[[Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium Genealogy|Flemish Brabant (Vlaams-Brabant) Province]] </li>
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| <li>[[West Vlaanderen (West Flanders), Belgium Genealogy|West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen) Province]] </li>
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| </ul>
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| <br><b>Wallonia Region (five provinces) -- French Speaking:</b>
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| <li>[[Brabant Wallon, Belgium Genealogy|Brabant Wallon (Walloon Brabant) Province]] </li>
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| <li>[[Hainaut, Belgium Genealogy|Hainaut Province]] </li>
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| <li>[[Liège, Belgium Genealogy|Liège Province]] </li>
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| <li>[[Luxembourg, Belgium Genealogy|Luxembourg Province]] </li>
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| <li>[[Namur, Belgium Genealogy|Namur Province]] </li>
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| |} | | | Social activities |
| | | Social Life and Customs |
| | | [[France History|History]] |
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| [[Category:Belgium Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]] | | [[Category:Belgium Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]] |
