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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, [[Belgium Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Belgium 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]], [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]] |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | [[Belgium Census|Census]], [[Belgium Military Records|Military Records]], [[Belgium Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Belgium Biography|Biography]] |
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| | align="left" | Maiden name | | | Boundaries (parish, district, or county) |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Belgium Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Belgium Maps|Maps]], [[Belgium History|History]] |
| *[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[Belgium Historical Geography|Historical Geography]], [[Belgium 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]], [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]] |
| *[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[Belgium Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Belgium Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Belgium 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;"| | | | [[Belgium Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] |
| *[[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| | | [[Belgium Societies|Societies]], [[Belgium 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:''' | | | [[Belgium History|History]], [[Belgium Church History|Church History]] |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | [[Belgium Maps|Maps]], [[Belgium Minorities|Minorities]] |
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| | align="left" | Immigration date | | | Language helps |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | | [[Belgium 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;"| | | | [[Belgium Directories|Directories]], [[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]] |
| *[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| | | [[Belgium Societies|Societies]], [[Belgium 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:''' | | | [[Belgium Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]] |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | | [[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]] |
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| | align="left" | Residence | | | Marriage information |
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| | | [[Belgium Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]] |
| *[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
| | | [[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Belgium 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:''' | | |[[Belgium Names, Personal|Names (Personal)]] |
| | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | | |[[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Belgium Periodicals|Periodicals]] |
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| | align="left" | Nobility | | | Noble families |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | |[[Belgium Nobility|Nobility]], [[France Heraldry|Heraldry]] |
| *Nobility
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| *Heraldry
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| *[[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
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| | align="left" | Occupation | | | Occupations |
| | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | | |[[Belgium Directories|Directories]], [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belgium Census|Census]] |
| *[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
| | |[[Belgiuim Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Belgium 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;"| | | |[[Belgium Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Belgium Societies|Societies]] |
| *[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
| | |[[Belgium Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Belgium 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;"| | | | [[Belgium Military Records|Military Records]], [[Belgium 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;"| | | | [[Belgium Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Belgium Maps|Maps]] |
| *[[Belgium Military Records|Military Records]]
| | | [[Belgium 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;"| | | | [[Belgiuim Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Belgium Directories|Directories]], [[Belgiuim Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] |
| *[[Belgium Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
| | | [[Belgium Census|Census]], Voting Registers, [[Belgium 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;"| | | | [[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Belgium Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Belgium Societies|Societies]] |
| | | | [[Belgium Biography|Biography]], [[Belgium History|History]], [[Belgium Nobility|Nobility]], [[Belgium Heraldry|Heraldry]], [[Belgium Minorities|Minorities]] |
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| | align="left" |Online classes | | | Record-finding aids |
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| | | [[Belgium Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] |
| *{{LearningCenter2|93|Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 1: The Dutch Alphabet}}.
| | | [[Belgium Societies|Societies]], [[Belgium 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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| | | [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]], History |
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| | | [[Belgium Minorities|Minorities]], [[Belgium 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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| <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 Life and Customs |
| | | [[Belgium History|History]] |
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