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Guide to '''Paris Department ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
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Guide to '''Paris ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers. <br>  
{{Click|Image:File:ORP France3.png|France Online Genealogy Records}}
 
==History==
==History==
The Seine department was created on March 4, 1790, as the Paris department.  In 1795, it was renamed the Seine department after the Seine River flowing through it. The department of Seine, which was abolished on 1 January 1968, was divided into four new departments: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val de-Marne.  Paris is surrounded by the other three.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Seine (department)," ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seine_(department) (accessed November 1, 2018).</ref>
The department of Seine, which was abolished on 1 January 1968, was divided into four new departments: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val de-Marne.  Paris is surrounded by the other three. The Seine department was originally called the Paris department when it was created on March 4, 1790.  In 1795 it was renamed the Seine department.  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seine_(department) (Wikipedia)]
 
*{{FSC|279043|title-id|disp=Bulletin (Société de l'histoire de Paris et de l'Ile-de-France) }}(*); Société de l'Histoire de Paris et de l'Ile-de-France at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*{{FSC|286882|title-id|disp=Les rues de Paris, biographies, portraits, récits et légendes:}}(*); Bouniol, Bathild, 1815-1877 at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*{{FSC|287920|title-id|disp=Histoire de la paroisse et de l'église Saint-Laurent à Paris }}(*); Brochard, Louis at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 
==Jurisdictions==
===Localities (Quartiers)===
[[File:75arr.png|500px|left|thumb|<center>Parish Arrondissements</center>]]<div style="clear:both"></div>
{| class="wikitable"
! Arrondissements !!  Quartiers
|-
| Le Louvre (1) || 01 - [[Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, Paris, France Genealogy|Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois]]<Br>02 - [[Les Halles, Paris, France Genealogy|Les Halles]]<br>03 - [[Le Palais-Royal, Paris, France Genealogy|Le Palais-Royal]]<br>04 - [[La Place-Vendôme, Paris, France Genealogy|La Place-Vendôme]]
|-
| La Bourse (2) || 05 - [[Gaillon, Paris, France Genealogy|Gaillon]]<br>06 - [[Vivienne, Paris, France Genealogy|Vivienne]]<br>07 - [[Le Mail, Paris, France Genealogy|Le Mail]]<br>08 - [[Bonne-Nouvelle, Paris, France Genealogy|Bonne-Nouvelle]]
|-
| Le Temple (3) || 09 - [[Les Arts-et-Métiers, Paris, France Genealogy|Les Arts-et-Métiers]]<br>10 - [[Les Enfants-Rouges, Paris, France Genealogy|Les Enfants-Rouges]]<br>11 - [[Les Archives, Paris, France Genealogy|Les Archives]]<br>12 - [[Saint-Avoye, Paris, France Genealogy|Saint-Avoye]]
|-
| L'Hôtel-de-Ville (4) || 13 - [[Saint-Merri, Paris, France Genealogy|Saint-Merri]]<br>14 - [[Saint-Gervais, Paris, France Genealogy|Saint-Gervais]]<Br>15 - [[L'Arsenal, Paris, France Genealogy|L'Arsenal]]<br>16 - [[Notre-Dame, Paris, France Genealogy|Notre-Dame]]
|-
| Le Panthéon (5)|| 17 - [[Saint-Victor, Paris, France Genealogy|Saint-Victor]]<br>18 - [[Le Jardin-des-Plantes, Paris, France Genealogy|Le Jardin-des-Plantes]]<br>19 - [[Le Val-de-Grâce, Paris, France Genealogy|Le Val-de-Grâce]]<br>20 - [[La Sorbonne, Paris, France Genealogy|La Sorbonne]]
|-
| Le Luxembourg (6)|| 21 - [[La Monnaie, Paris, France Genealogy|La Monnaie]]<Br>22 - [[L'Odéon, Paris, France Genealogy|L'Odéon]]<br>23 - [[Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Paris, France Genealogy|Notre-Dame-des-Champs]]<Br>24 - [[Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France Genealogy|Saint-Germain-des-Prés]]
|-
| Le Palais-Bourbon (7)|| 25 - [[Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin, Paris, France Genealogy|Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin]]<br>26 - [[Les Invalides, Paris, France Genealogy|Les Invalides]]<Br>27 - [[L'École-Militaire, Paris, France Genealogy|L'École-Militaire]]<Br>28 - [[Le Gros-Caillou, Paris, France Genealogy|Le Gros-Caillou]]
|-
|  L'Élysée (8)|| 29 - [[Les Champs-Élysées, Paris, France Genealogy|Les Champs-Élysées]]<br>30 - [[Le Faubourg-du-Roule, Paris, France Genealogy|Le Faubourg-du-Roule]]<br>31 - [[La Madeleine, Paris, France Genealogy|La Madeleine]]<Br>32 - [[L'Europe, Paris, France Genealogy|L'Europe]]
|-
| L'Opéra (9)|| 33 - [[Saint-Georges, Paris, France Genealogy|Saint-Georges]]<br>34 - [[La Chaussée-d'Antin, Paris, France Genealogy|La Chaussée-d'Antin]]<br>35 - [[Le Faubourg-Montmartre, Paris, France Genealogy|Le Faubourg-Montmartre]]<br>36 - [[Rochechouart, Paris, France Genealogy|Rochechouart]]
|-
| L'Enclos-Saint-Laurent (10) || 37 - [[Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris, France Genealogy|Saint-Vincent-de-Paul]]<br>38 - [[La Porte-Saint-Denis, Paris, France Genealogy|La Porte-Saint-Denis]]<Br>39 - [[La Porte-Saint-Martin, Paris, France Genealogy|La Porte-Saint-Martin]]<br>40 - [[L'Hôpital-Saint-Louis, Paris, France Genealogy|L'Hôpital-Saint-Louis]]
|-
| Popincourt (11)|| 41 - [[La Folie-Méricourt, Paris, France Genealogy|La Folie-Méricourt]]<br>42 - [[Saint-Ambroise, Paris, France Genealogy|Saint-Ambroise]]<Br>43 - [[La Roquette, Paris, France Genealogy|La Roquette]]<br>44 - [[Sainte-Marguerite, Paris, France Genealogy|Sainte-Marguerite]]
|-
| Reuilly (12) || 45 - [[Le Bel-Air, Paris, France Genealogy|Le Bel-Air]]<br>46 - [[Picpus, Paris, France Genealogy|Picpus]]<br>47 - Bercy<br>48 - Les Quinze-Vingts
|-
| Les Gobelins (13)|| 49 - [[La Salpêtrière, Paris, France Genealogy|La Salpêtrière]]<BR>50 - [[La Gare, Paris, France Genealogy|La Gare]]<Br>51 - [[La Maison-Blanche, Paris, France Genealogy|La Maison-Blanche]]<Br>52 - [[Croulebarbe, Paris, France Genealogy|Croulebarbe]]
|-
| L'Observatoire (14)|| 53 - [[Le Montparnasse, Paris, France Genealogy|Le Montparnasse]]<br>54 - [[Parc Montsouris, Paris, France Genealogy|Parc Montsouris]]<br>55 - [[Le Petit-Montrouge, Paris, France Genealogy|Le Petit-Montrouge]]<Br>56 - [[La Plaisance, Paris, France Genealogy|La Plaisance]]
|-
| Vaugirard (15)|| 57 - [[Saint-Lambert, Paris, France Genealogy|Saint-Lambert]]<br>58 - [[Necker, Paris, France Genealogy|Necker]]<br>59 - [[Grenelle, Paris, France Genealogy|Grenelle]]<br>60 - [[Javel, Paris, France Genealogy|Javel]]
|-
| Passy (16)|| 61 - [[Auteuil, Paris, France Genealogy|Auteuil]]<br>62 - [[La Muette, Paris, France Genealogy|La Muette]]<br>63 - [[La Porte-Dauphine, Paris, France Genealogy|La Porte-Dauphine]]<br>64 - [[Chaillot, Paris, France Genealogy|Chaillot]]
|-
| Les Batignolles-Monceau (17)|| 65 - [[Les Ternes, Paris, France Genealogy|Les Ternes]]<br>66 - [[La Plaine-Monceau, Paris, France Genealogy|La Plaine-Monceau]]<Br>67 - [[Batignolles, Paris, France Genealogy|Batignolles]]<Br>68 - [[Les Épinettes, Paris, France Genealogy|Les Épinettes]]
|-
| La Butte-Montmartre (18) || 69 - [[Les Grandes-Carrières, Paris, France Genealogy|Les Grandes-Carrières]]<br>70 - [[Clignancourt, Paris, France Genealogy|Clignancourt]]<br>71 - [[La Goutte-d'Or, Paris, France Genealogy|La Goutte-d'Or]]<Br>72 - [[La Chapelle, Paris, France Genealogy|La Chapelle]]
|-
| Les Buttes-Chaumont (19)|| 73 - [[La Villette, Paris, France Genealogy|La Villette]]<br>74 - [[Le Pont-de-Flandre, Paris, France Genealogy|Le Pont-de-Flandre]]<br>75 - [[Amérique, Paris, France Genealogy|Amérique]]<br>76 - [[Le Combat, Paris, France Genealogy|Le Combat]]
|-
| Ménilmontant (20)|| 77 - [[Belleville, Paris, France Genealogy|Belleville]]<br>78 - [[Saint-Fargeau, Paris, France Genealogy|Saint-Fargeau]]<br>79 - [[Le Père-Lachaise, Paris, France Genealogy|Le Père-Lachaise]]<br>80 - [[Charonne, Paris, France Genealogy|Charonne]]
|}


==Localities (Communes)==
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/communes/liste.php?dept=75 FranceGenWeb]
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/communes/liste.php?dept=75 FranceGenWeb]
*[http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd.php?d=75 Locom]
*[http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd.php?d=75 Locom]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissements_of_Paris Wikipedia]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissements_of_Paris Wikipedia]
*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_anciennes_communes_de_Paris Wikipedia, former localities]
*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_anciennes_communes_de_Paris Wikipedia, former localities]
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==Resources==
== Church Records and Civil Registration (Registres Paroissiaux et Etat Civil) Online ==
===Business and Occupations===
'''The vast majority of your research will be in church records and civil registration.''' For more information on these records and how to use them, read [[France Church Records|'''France Church Records''']] and [[France Civil Registration- Vital Records|'''France Civil Registration''']]. '''Fortunately, these records are available online from the archives of each department:’’’<br>
*{{FSC|46902|title-id|disp=Les généalogies des présidents du Parlement de Paris et des conseille rs du Parlement de Paris jusqu'en 1712 }}(*); Blanchard, François at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Here is the website for the Department Archives of Paris, where you will find these records.<br>
*[http://canadp-archivesenligne.paris.fr/archives_etat_civil/index.php '''Department Archives of Paris''']<br>
Civil registration before 1860 was destroyed by a fire in 1871, but some have been reconstituted and the alphabetical cards are available on the site also.


===Census===
See [[Using France Online Department Archives|'''Using France Online Department Archives''']] for step by step instructions on finding and reading these records.
* '''1292''' [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paris.html An Index to the Given Names in the 1292 Census of Paris] at SCA Heraldry — index
==Online Census Records==
* '''1926''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20398/france-paris-census-1926?s=275764761 France, Paris Census, 1926] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
==Online Local Databases and  Extracted Records==
* [https://archives.paris.fr/s/11/denombrements-de-population/? Recensement de population] at Archives de Paris — index & images
Groups devoted to genealogy have also extracted and/or indexed records for specific localities, time periods, religious groups, etc. Since church records at the departmental archives are generally not indexed, you might find an index here that will speed up your searching.
*See [[France Census]] for more information.
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Portail:Paris '''Tout en Un (All in One) Online Databases''']  Check for online databases and records in right column.  Check back occasionally to see if new databases have become available.
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/liens.php?ty=bddep#d75 '''Tout en Un (All in One) Local Databases''']  Here you may find extracted/translated records, record indexes, and other helpful records such as cemetery, land, or military records.
*[https://en.geneanet.org/collaborative-indexes/geo/FRA/F75/france-paris '''Geneanet Collaborative Indexes''']  Search by locality (parish or commune).
*{{RecordSearch|1582585|'''France, Protestant Church Records, 1536-1894'''}}  at FamilySearch (index and images)
*[http://genea-bricolo.over-blog.com/article-24559335.html '''Genea-Bricolo''']


===Church Records===
==Microfilm Records of the FamilySearch Library==
*'''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
The church and civil registration records have all been microfilmed.  These microfilms may be ordered for viewing at [https://familysearch.org/locations/ '''Family History Centers'''] located around the world.  To find a microfilm:  Click on {{FHLPlace2|105939|France|Seine}}, find and click on "'''Places within France, Seine'''," and choose your locality from the list.  
* '''1804-1840''' [https://www.francegenweb.org/villette/index.php Paroisse de la Villette: relevé des registres 1804-1840] at ParisGenWeb — index
* [http://www.ceghif.org/actes/ Communes et paroisses] at C.E.G.H.I.F. — index & images ($)
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/actes/listed.php?dept=75 Les "actes en vrac" pour : Paris (75)] at FranceGenWeb — index
*See [[France Church Records]] for more information.


===Civil Registration===
==Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy==
*'''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
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 themBy learning a few key phrases, you will be able to read them adequately. Here are some resources for learning to read French records.
*'''1550-1853''' {{FSC|597256|title-id|disp=Etat civil reconstitué des naissances (série V. 2E), 1550-1853 }}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*[[French Genealogical Word List|French Genealogical Word List]]
*'''1550-1859''' {{FSC|150724|title-id|disp=Fichier alphabétiques des actes de naissances (série V.3E), 1550-1859 }}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*[[French Handwriting|French Handwriting]].
*'''1550-1870''' {{FSC|142547|title-id|disp=Reconstitution chronologique des actes de naissances (série V.2E), 1550-1870 }}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1568-1859''' {{FSC|124051|title-id|disp=Reconstitution chronologique des actes de mariage (série V.2E), 1568-1859 }}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1568-1859''' {{FSC|44874|title-id|disp=Fichier alphabétique des actes de mariage (série V. 3E), 1568-1859 }}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1568-1859''' {{FSC|612170|title-id|disp=Reconstitution chronologique des actes de l'état civil (série V.5E), 1568-1859 }}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1568-1859''' {{FSC|612182|title-id|disp=Fichier alphabétique des actes de l'état civil (série V.5E), 1568- 1859 }}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1630-1859''' {{FSC|97190|title-id|disp=Fichier alphabétique des actes de décès (série V.3E), 1630-1859 }}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1675-1920''' {{FSC|1055846|title-id|disp=Reconstitution chronologique des actes de naissances, mariages et décès de personnes célèbres, 1675-1920}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* '''1700-1899''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1295 Paris, France & Vicinity, Births, 1700-1899] at Ancestry — index ($)
* '''1700-1907''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1296 Paris, France & Vicinity Marriages, 1700-1907] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1700-1860''' {{FSC|146766|title-id|disp=Archives privées: Paris [France], [baptêmes, naissances, mariages, décès, contrats de mariage] [Andriveau collection]: 1700-1860}}(*); Andriveau, B. (Bernard) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1701-1795''' {{FSC|377619|title-id|disp=Fichier alphabétique des naissances des registres paroissiaux anciens (série V.6E), 1701-1795 }}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1792-1795''' {{RecordSearch|2844319|France, Paris, Identity Cards, 1792-1795}} at FamilySearch - [[France, Paris, Identity Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]], index
*'''1792-1802''' {{FSC|377434|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 1792-1802}}(*); Vaugirard (Paris, Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1793-1794''' {{FSC|612522|title-id|disp=Collection Rathelot, actes de décès des personnes exécutées de mars 1793 à sept 1794 en vertu de jugements du Tribunal révolutionnaire:}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1793-1802''' {{FSC|46910|title-id|disp=Table des mariages et des divorces célébrés à Paris de 1793 à 1802 }}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1795-1796''' {{FSC|377570|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 1795-1796}}(*); Les Tuileries (Paris, Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1795-1796''' {{FSC|377594|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 1795-1796}}(*); Le Roule (Paris, Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1795-1796''' {{FSC|377602|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 1795-1796}}(*); La Place-Vendôme (Paris, Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1795-1862''' {{FSC|576988|title-id|disp=Fichier alphabétique des mariages religieux célébrés à Paris, 1795-1862 }}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1795''' {{FSC|377590|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 1795}}(*); Le Montblanc (Paris, Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1796''' {{FSC|377585|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 1796}}(*); Les Champs-Elysées (Paris, Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1799-1824''' {{FSC|377247|title-id|disp=Inventaires des pièces annexées aux actes de l'état civil, 1799-1824 }}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1802-1902''' {{FSC|43261|title-id|disp=Reconstitution chronologique des actes de décès (série V.2E), 1630-1859 }}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1826-1829''' {{FSC|377391|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 1826-1829}}(*); Hôpital militaire de la Garde Royale (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1843-1852''' {{FSC|46970|title-id|disp=Relevé des mariages parisiens de 1843 à 1852 }}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* '''1860-1902''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1608 Paris & Vicinity, France, Death Notices, 1860-1902] at Ancestry — index ($)
* '''1860-1902''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1353 Paris, France & Vicinity Marriage Banns, 1860-1902] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1860-1918''' {{RecordSearch|3253164|France, Paris, Marriage Records, 1860-1918}} at FamilySearch - [[France, Paris, Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]], index
*'''1860-1892''' {{FSC|753063|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 7e Arrondissement, Palais Bourbon: 1860-1892}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|429119|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 19e Arrondissement, Buttes-Chaumont: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|501253|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 1er Arrondissement, Louvre: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|679259|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 20e Arrondissement, Ménilmontant: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|752730|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 2e Arrondissement, Bourse: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|752846|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 3e Arrondissement, Temple: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|752931|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 5e Arrondissement, Panthéon: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|752986|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 4e Arrondissement, Hôtel de Ville: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|753027|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 6e Arrondissement, Luxembourg: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|753126|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 9e Arrondissement, Opéra: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|753197|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 10e Arrondissement, Enclos Saint-Laurent: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|753298|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 11e Arrondissement, Popincourt: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|753388|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 12e Arrondissement, Reuilly: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|753423|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 13e Arrondissement, Gobelins: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|753436|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 14e Arrondissement, Observatoire: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|753465|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 15e Arrondissement, Vaugirard: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|753536|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 16e Arrondissement, Passy: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1902''' {{FSC|753599|title-id|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 18e Arrondissement, Butte-Montmartre: 1860-1902}}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*{{FSC|284777|title-id|disp=Répertoire des fonds des insinuations de Paris et des bureaux des domaines de banlieue (C6) }}(*); Seine (France). Archives départementales at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*{{FSC|663229|title-id|disp=Collection Bégis }}(*); Paris (Seine). Officier de l'état civil at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* [https://fr.geneawiki.com/wiki/Au_del%C3%A0_de_l'Etat-Civil_-_75_-_Fonds_Laborde Au delà de l'Etat-Civil - 75 - Fonds Laborde] at Geneawiki — index & images - This collection contains more than 66,000 civil status records from Paris in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries
* [http://www.ceghif.org/actes/ Communes et paroisses] at C.E.G.H.I.F. — index & images ($)
* [http://www.famillesparisiennes.org/v6e/ Dépouillements série V6E] at FamillesParisiennes — index - This series corresponds to the parish and civil status registers that escaped the fire of 1871.
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/entraide/basentraide/resultdep.php?dept=75 La base de donnée de l'Entraide] at Entraide FranceGenWeb — index
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/actes/listed.php?dept=75 Les "actes en vrac" pour : Paris (75)] at FranceGenWeb — index
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/actes//listeseine.php Les actes pour l'ancien departement de la Seine (75 92 93 et 94)] at FranceGenWeb — index
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/napmargenweb//listed.php?dept=75 Les mariages pour : Paris] at FranceGenWeb — index
* [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb32790511r/date Presse et revuesL'Indicateur des mariages : relevé des mariages affichés dans les mairies] at BnF Gallica — index& images
*See [[France Civil Registration]] for more information.


===Compiled Genealogies===
There is a three-lesson course in reading handwriting in old French records:
* [https://www.francogene.com/genealogie-quebec-genealogy/places/2075.php Généalogie des Français d'Amérique du Nord Genealogy of French in North America] at Francogene — index
*[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]


===Court Records===
These lessons focus on reading church record and civil registration records:
*'''1858-1884''' {{FSC|2863569|title-id|disp=France, Paris, Ville de Paris, Fichier des successions déclarées, 1858-1884}}(*); Archives de Paris at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*[[France Church Records|France Church Records]]
*[[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.


===Directories===
[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/Default.htm FRENCH RECORDS EXTRACTION MANUAL]
*{{FSC|286777|title-id|disp=Bottin mondain, "tout Paris"}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*{{FSC|162742|title-id|disp=Répertoire des bibliothèques de France }}(*); Unesco at FamilySearch Catalog - images


===Emigration and Immigration===
[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_1.pdf Chapter 1: OLD FRENCH RECORDS]  
* '''1939-1945''' [https://www.memorialgenweb.org/memorial3/deportes/resultlieux.php?dept=75 Base des Déportés 1939-1945] at MémorialGenWeb — index
* '''1942-1944''' [http://tetrade.huma-num.fr/Tetrademap_Enfant_Paris/ Territoire et Trajectoire de la Déportation] at tetrade — index & images
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/migranet/listedori.php?dept=75 Les mariages de migrants originaires de : Paris] at FranceGenWeb — index
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/migranet/listed.php?dept=75 Les mariages de migrants pour : Paris] at FranceGenWeb — index
*{{FSC|308253|title-id|disp=Quelques Colmariens à Paris au XVIIe siècle, :}}(*); France, Seine, Paris at FamilySearch Catalog - images


===Gazetteers===
[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_2.pdf Chapter 2: PARISH CHRISTENING AND CIVIL BIRTH ENTRIES]
*{{FSC|212801|title-id|disp=Guide topographique des paroisses de Paris }}(*); France, Seine, Paris at FamilySearch Catalog - images


===Heraldry===
[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_3.pdf Chapter 3: MARRIAGE ENTRIES]
* [http://www.francegenweb.org/~heraldique/base/search.php?search_fields=image_keywords&search_keywords=F75 Blasons de familles de Paris] at Héraldique FranceGenWeb — index & images
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/heraldique//base/categories.php?cat_id=227 Les blasons des arrondissements] at Héraldique FranceGenWeb — index & images


===Land and Property===
[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_4.pdf Chapter 4: OTHER ENTRIES]
*{{FSC|284777|title-id|disp=Répertoire des fonds des insinuations de Paris et des bureaux des domaines de banlieue (C6) }}(*); Seine (France). Archives départementales at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*{{FSC|574220|title-id|disp=Titres de propriété des chapelles en St-Gervais en Paris fondées par la famille Pacy }}(*); Eglise catholique. Saint-Gervais (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images


===Maps and Gazetteers===
[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_5.pdf Chapter 5: FRENCH HANDWRITING AND SPELLING]  
* '''pre-1450''' [https://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Rues_de_Paris_avant_l%27an_1450 Rues de Paris avant l'an 1450] at WikiGenWeb
* '''1760''' [https://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paris,_les_trois_parties_et_vingt_quartiers_de_1760 Paris, les trois parties et vingt quartiers de 1760] at WikiGenWeb
* '''1760-1771''' [https://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Plans_de_Paris_en_1760_et_1771 Plans de Paris en 1760 et 1771] at WikiGenWeb
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paris,_plans_anciens Paris, plans anciens] at WikiGenWeb
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Quartiers_de_Paris Quartiers de Paris] at WikiGenWeb


===Medical Records===
[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_6.pdf Chapter 6: NAME IDENTIFICATION]
*'''1702-1870''' {{FSC|1052399|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, sorties, décès et naissances de l'Hôpital de la Charité (Paris, Seine), 1702-1870}}(*); Hôpital de la Charité (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1717-1872''' {{FSC|1131644|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, décès et sorties de l'Hôpital de La Salpêtrière (Paris, Seine), 1717-1872}}(*); Hôpital La Salpêtrière (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1733-1872''' {{FSC|1053934|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, sorties, décès et naissances de l'Hôpital Bicêtre (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Seine), 1733-1872}}(*); Hôpital Bicêtre (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1778-1873''' {{FSC|1105624|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, sorties, décès et naissances de l'Hôpital Necker (Paris, Seine), 1778-1873}}(*); Hôpital Necker (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1780-1796''' {{FSC|1131525|title-id|disp=Registres des naissances, entrées, sorties et décès de l'Hôpital Vaugirard (Paris, Seine), 1780-1796}}(*); Hôpital Vaugirard (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1784-1895''' {{FSC|1055274|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, sorties, décès et naissances de l'Hôpital Cochin (Paris, Seine), 1784-1895}}(*); Hôpital Cochin (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1791-1870''' {{FSC|1058590|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, sorties, décès et naissances de l'Hôtel-Dieu (Paris, Seine), 1791-1870}}(*); Hôtel-Dieu (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1792-1835''' {{FSC|1131612|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, sorties et décès de l'Hôpital des Vénériens (Paris, Seine), 1792-1835}}(*); Hôpital des Vénériens (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1793-1871''' {{FSC|1136858|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, naissances et décès de l'Hôpital Saint-Louis (Paris, Seine), 1793-1871}}(*); Hôpital Saint-Louis (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1795-1798''' {{FSC|1137295|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées et décès à l'Hôpital Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas (Paris, Seine), 1795-1798}}(*); Hôpital Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1795-1870''' {{FSC|39746|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, sorties, décès et naissances de l'Hôpital Beaujon (Paris, Seine), 1795-1870}}(*); Hôpital Beaujon (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1796-1805''' {{FSC|1131636|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées et décès de l'Hôpital du Sud (Paris, Seine), 1796-1805}}(*); Hôpital du Sud (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1796-1870''' {{FSC|1145572|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, décès et naissances de l'Hôpital Saint-Antoine (Paris, Seine), 1796-1870}}(*); Hôpital Saint-Antoine (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1798-1875''' {{FSC|1135447|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, sorties, décès et naissances de l'Hôpital Port-Royal Maternité (Paris, Seine), 1798-1875}}(*); Hôpital Port-Royal Maternité. Paris (Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1802-1894''' {{FSC|1058319|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, sorties, décès et naissances de l'Hôpital des Enfants Malades (Paris, Seine), 1802-1894}}(*); Hôpital des Enfants Malades (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1807-1835''' {{FSC|1127441|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées et décès de l'Hôpital des Orphelins (Paris, Seine), 1807-1835}}(*); Hôpital des Orphelins (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1809-1870''' {{FSC|1132064|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, sorties, décès et naissances de l'Hôpital de La Pitié (Paris, Seine), 1809-1870}}(*); Hôpital de La Pitié (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1815-1869''' {{FSC|1105200|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées et décès de l'Hôpital Laënnec des incurables (Paris, Seine), 1815-1869}}(*); Hôpital Laënnec des incurables (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1822-1870''' {{FSC|1061379|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, sorties, décès et naissances de l'Hôtel-Dieu, annexe Bûcherie (Paris, Seine), 1822-1870}}(*); Hôtel-Dieu, annexe Bûcherie (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1835-1875''' {{FSC|1131630|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, décès et naissances de l'Hôpital des Cliniques (Paris, Seine), 1835-1875}}(*); Hôpital des Cliniques (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1835-1879''' {{FSC|1105480|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées et décès de l'Hôpital du Midi (Paris, Seine), 1835-1879}}(*); Hôpital du Midi (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1836-1871''' {{FSC|1052655|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées, sorties, décès et naissances de l'Hôpital Broca-Lourcine (Paris, Seine), 1836-1871}}(*); Hôpital Broca-Lourcine (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1849-1857''' {{FSC|1137432|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées et décès de l'Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite (Paris, Seine), 1849-1857}}(*); Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1854-1883''' {{FSC|46243|title-id|disp=Registres paroissiaux 1854-1883 ; registres des entrées, sorties, décès et naissances 1854-1871, de l'Hôpital Lariboisière (Paris, Seine) }}(*); Hôpital Lariboisière (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1855-1871''' {{FSC|1137433|title-id|disp=Registres des entrées et décès de l'Hôpital Sainte-Eugénie (Paris, Seine), 1855-1871}}(*); Hôpital Sainte-Eugénie (Paris, Seine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images


===Military Records===
[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_7.pdf Chapter 7: GENDER]
*'''1800-1815''' {{FSC|4114759|title-id|disp=France, Paris, Ville de Paris, décès de soldats de la Grande Armée originaires de communes de la Seine, 1800-1815}}(*); Archives de Paris at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* '''1851''' [https://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_de_d%C3%A9cembre_1851,_tu%C3%A9s_non_militaires_des_3,_4_d%C3%A9cembre Coup d'état de décembre 1851, tués non militaires des 3, 4 décembre] at WikiGenWeb — index & images
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/lafayette/resultat.php?dep=75 La Fayette Database] at FranceGenWeb — index
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/napmargenweb/listed.php?dept=75 Napoléon-Mariages Du Mariage de 6000 Militaires] at Napoléon Mariages GenWeb — index


===Notarial Records===
[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_8.pdf Chapter 8: DATES]
*'''1700-1860''' {{FSC|146766|title-id|disp=Archives privées:  Paris [France], [baptêmes, naissances, mariages, décès, contrats de mariage] [Andriveau collection]: 1700-1860}}(*); Andriveau, B. (Bernard) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1791-1853''' {{FSC|3313804|title-id|disp=France, Seine, Paris, déclarations de successions, 1791-1853}}(*); Archives de Paris at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1793-1810''' {{FSC|3039881|title-id|disp=France, Paris, Ville de Paris, Tables des décès de l'administration fiscale, 1793-1810}}(*); Archives de Paris at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1809-1859''' {{FSC|3162096|title-id|disp=France, Paris, Ville de Paris, somier foncier, 1809-1859}}(*); Archives de Paris at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 
===Probate Records===
*{{FSC|284777|title-id|disp=Répertoire des fonds des insinuations de Paris et des bureaux des domaines de banlieue (C6) }}(*); Coyecque, Ernest Louis Noël Joseph at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 
===Public Records===
*{{FSC|287359|title-id|disp=Les Registres de l'Hôtel de ville de Paris pendant la Fronde, suivis d'une relation de ce qui s'est passé dans la ville et l'Abbaye de Saint-Denis à la même époque:}}(*); Douët-d'Arcq, M. at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*{{FSC|287359|title-id|disp=Les Registres de l'Hôtel de ville de Paris pendant la Fronde, suivis d'une relation de ce qui s'est passé dans la ville et l'Abbaye de Saint-Denis à la même époque:}}(*); Le Roux de Lincy, M. at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 
===Voting Records===
* '''1891''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1350 Paris & Vicinity, France Electoral Rolls, 1891] at Ancestry — index ($)
 
==Repositories==
For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ map].<br>
 
===Archives===
'''Archives départementales de Paris'''<br>
18 boulevard Sérurier<br>
75019 Paris<br>
France<br>
Telephone: +33 (0)1 87 02 65 65<br>
Email: [mailto:dac.archives@paris.fr dac.archives@paris.fr]<br>
[https://archives.paris.fr/ Website]
 
===Libraries===
 
===Societies===
'''FranceGenWeb - Cousins'''<Br>
[https://www.francegenweb.org/sitescgw/c2/index.php?dept=75 FranceGenWeb Cousins 75, Paris]


==Search Strategy==
*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.
<br>
==Genealogical Societies and Help Groups==
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Associations_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogiques_de_Paris Paris Wiki GenWeb Associations]
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Associations_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogiques_de_Paris Paris Wiki GenWeb Associations]
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Liste_d%27%C3%A9change_-_%C3%8Ele-de-France Paris Forums]
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Liste_d%27%C3%A9change_-_%C3%8Ele-de-France Paris Forums]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernEuropeGenealogyResearchCommunity/ Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernEuropeGenealogyResearchCommunity/ Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community]


==Research Helps==
==Websites==
{{HR Helps|where=France}}
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/indexall.php?dept=75 Tout en Un Paris]
 
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Portail:Paris GenWeb, Paris Portal]
==References==
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/sitescgw/c2/index.php?dept=75 Cousins 75]
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.geneanet.org/ Geneanet Surname Search]
*[https://fr.geneawiki.com/index.php/Portail:Sources_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogiques France Geneawiki Genealogical Sources] includes instructional discussions of various records available.
*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/French_Republican_Calendar French Republican Calendar]. This site will help you translate dates used by France from 24 October 1793 to 31 December 1805.
*There are parallel articles also available on the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/fr/France '''French Language Wiki'''].  Because they are maintained by different authors, links may be added there that do not appear here. Generally, the articles translate automatically to English when accessed.


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

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History[edit | edit source]

The department of Seine, which was abolished on 1 January 1968, was divided into four new departments: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val de-Marne. Paris is surrounded by the other three. The Seine department was originally called the Paris department when it was created on March 4, 1790. In 1795 it was renamed the Seine department. (Wikipedia)

Localities (Communes)[edit | edit source]

Church Records and Civil Registration (Registres Paroissiaux et Etat Civil) Online[edit | edit source]

The vast majority of your research will be in church records and civil registration. For more information on these records and how to use them, read France Church Records and France Civil Registration. Fortunately, these records are available online from the archives of each department:’’’
Here is the website for the Department Archives of Paris, where you will find these records.

Civil registration before 1860 was destroyed by a fire in 1871, but some have been reconstituted and the alphabetical cards are available on the site also.

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

Online Census Records[edit | edit source]

Online Local Databases and Extracted Records[edit | edit source]

Groups devoted to genealogy have also extracted and/or indexed records for specific localities, time periods, religious groups, etc. Since church records at the departmental archives are generally not indexed, you might find an index here that will speed up your searching.

Microfilm Records of the FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

The church and civil registration records have all been microfilmed. These microfilms may be ordered for viewing at Family History Centers located around the world. To find a microfilm: Click on Seine , find and click on "Places within France, Seine," and choose your locality from the list.

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

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.


Genealogical Societies and Help Groups[edit | edit source]

Websites[edit | edit source]