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'''Guide to {{PAGENAME}} for researching ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth, marriage, death, census, church, military, immigration, and naturalization records.
 
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| colspan="6" width="100%" bgcolor="#89c4fa" align="center" style="padding:10px" |<font color="#4f4f4f"> These are genealogy links to Belgium online databases and indexes that may include birth records, marriage records, death records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, military records, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records. Some subscription websites listed below can be searched for free at a '''[https://www.familysearch.org/fhcenters/locations/ FamilySearch center or FamilySearch affiliate library.]''' </font>
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This chart shows links to countrywide collections. To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions (such as a county, town, or parish), go to [[Locating Online Databases Part One: FamilySearch Wiki Sources|'''Locating Online Databases''']].<br>
 
'''Ancestry.com, findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local [https://familysearch.org/locations/ family history center] or the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Library Family History Library] in Salt Lake City, Utah. '''</span></center><br>
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| style="width:50%; border:2px solid black; padding:7px; vertical-align:top" | <center>'''Church Records and Vital Records''' <br> </center><br> <center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Births, Baptisms, or Christenings; Marriages; Deaths and Burials'''''</span></center><br>  
<span style="font-size:16px">'''[[Belgium Civil Registration|Vital Records]]'''</span>
*[http://search.arch.be/fr/tips/98-registresparoissiaux Church records, State Archives in Belgium]. Dates vary by parish. Images, no index. In Flemish, French, and German. Incomplete.
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*[http://search.arch.be/nl/tips/101-etat-civil Civil registration original records in State Archives of Belgium]. Images and indexes. in Flemish, French, and German. Incomplete.
* [https://genealogie.arch.be/search/ Church and Civil Records] at Belgium State Archives; index & images ($)
*[http://search.arch.be/en/zoeken-naar-personen Belgian National Archives, person search]. For English front page with links to civil registration and church records images. To see the images free registration is required. The National Archive also has church records online by province.
*[http://search.arch.be/en/zoeken-naar-personen Person Search] at The State Archives in Belgium; index only
*{{RecordSearch|2134301| Netherlands, Bibliothèque Wallonne, Card Indexes}}, ca. 1500-1858. Abstracts of baptisms, marriages, deaths, and memberships from French Protestant parish registers from Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Card index.
 
*[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30140/belgium-civil-registration-1795-1910?s=218489221 Belgium, Civil Registration], 1795-1910], ($).  Index. Incomplete.
<span style="color: black">'''''Births'''''</span>
*{{RecordSearch|2138481|Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1913}} — index and images
*'''1500-1858''': {{RecordSearch|2134301|Belgium French Protestant Parish Registers}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*{{RecordSearch|1482191|Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914}} — index and images
*'''1560-1890''': {{RecordSearch|1520562|Belgium Births and Baptisms}} at FamilySearch; index only
*{{RecordSearch|2138513|Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration, 1541-1914}} — index and images
*'''1795-1910''': [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30140/belgium-civil-registration-1795-1910?s=218489221 Belgium Civil Registration] at MyHeritage; index only ($)
*{{RecordSearch|2138500|Belgium, Hainaut, Civil Registration, 1600-1913}} — index and images
*[https://search.arch.be/en/zoeken-naar-personen Search Persons] at The State Archives in Belgium; index  
*{{RecordSearch|2138507| Belgium, Limburg, Civil Registration, 1798-1906}}, index/images, incomplete.
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+births+and+baptisms&sid=103&country=belgium British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Belgium] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
*{{RecordSearch|2138505|Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration, 1621-1914}} — index and images
*{{RecordSearch|2138507|Belgium, Limburg, Civil Registration, 1798-1906}} — index and images
*{{RecordSearch|2138510| Belgium, Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1580-1920}}, images, incomplete.
*{{RecordSearch|2138511|Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912}}, images, incomplete.
*{{RecordSearch|2139860|Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration, 1582-1910}} — index and images
*{{RecordSearch|1520562 Belgium Births and Baptisms, 1560-1890}}. Index. Incomplete.


<span style="color: black">'''''Marriages'''''</span>
*'''1500-1858''': {{RecordSearch|2134301|Belgium French Protestant Parish Registers}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1563-1890''': {{RecordSearch|1520579|Belgium Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9793 Ancestry]'' ($), ''[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30085/belgium-marriages-1563-1890?s=218489221 MyHeritage]'' ($)
*'''1795-1910''': [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30140/belgium-civil-registration-1795-1910?s=218489221 Belgium Civil Registration] at MyHeritage; index only ($)
*[https://search.arch.be/en/zoeken-naar-personen Search Persons] at The State Archives in Belgium; index
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+banns+and+marriages&sid=103&country=belgium British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages,] at Findmypast; index & images ($)


<span style="color: black">'''''Deaths '''''</span>
*{{RecordSearch|1520579| Belgium Marriages, 1563-1890}}. FamilySearch Historical Records. In French. Incomplete.
*'''1500-1858''': {{RecordSearch|2134301|Belgium French Protestant Parish Registers}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9793 Belgium Marriages, 1563-1890]. Ancesty.com, ($).
*'''1564-1900''': {{RecordSearch|1520580|Belgium Deaths and Burials}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9789 Ancestry]'' ($), ''[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30086/belgium-deaths-burials-1564-1900?s=218489221 MyHeritage]'' ($)
*[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30085/belgium-marriages-1563-1890?s=218489221 Belgium Marriages, 1563-1890], MyHeritage.com, ($). In French. Incomplete.
*'''1795-1910''': [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30140/belgium-civil-registration-1795-1910?s=218489221 Belgium Civil Registration] at MyHeritage; index only ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1520580| Belgium Deaths and Burials, 1564-1900}}. FamilySearch Historical Records. Index. In Flemish, French, and German. Incomplete.
*[https://search.arch.be/en/zoeken-naar-personen Search Persons] at The State Archives in Belgium; index
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9789 Belgium Deaths and Burials, 1564-1900], Ancestry.com, ($). Index. In Flemish, French, and German. Incomplete.  
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=belgium British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Belgium] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
*[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30086/belgium-deaths-burials-1564-1900?s=218489221 Belgium Deaths and Burials, 1564-1900], MyHeritage.com, ($). Index. In French. Incomplete. <br>


<span style="color: black">'''''Divorce'''''</span>
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*[http://www.geneaknowhow.net/digi/resources.html Digital Resources Netherlands and Belgium, geneaknowhow.net]. Go to digitaale bronnen [digital resources] and then to each province. Indexes for more than one town, an area, region, or province are listed first, followed by indexes for records by town.
*[http://search.arch.be/en/zoeken-naar-personen Belgian National Archives, person search]. For English front page, with links to civil registration and church records images. To see the images free registration is required. The National Archive also has church records online by province.
*[http://zoekakten.nl/hoeveel.php Zoekakten]. The site lists records available on FamilySearch.org and offers  an easier interface to get to the record type and time period needed. Also has some indexes, i.e. to military records and emigrants.
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<center>'''Cemeteries'''</center>
*[http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/ardennes-american-cemetery#.VXnmNWRViko Ardennes American Cemetery]. Index.
*[http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/flanders-field-american-cemetery#.VXnnNWRViko Flanders Field American Cemetery]. Index.
*[http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/henri-chapelle-american-cemetery#.VXnnbGRViko Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery]. Index.
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<span style="font-size:16px">[[Belgium Cemeteries|'''Cemetery Records''']]</span>
<center>'''Compiled Genealogies'''</center>  
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*[http://gedcomindex.com/Index_Pages/BE.html GEDCOM Index Belgium]. Index.
*[https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/about-ardennes-american-cemetery/ Ardennes American Cemetery] at American Battle Monuments Commission; index only
*[http://belgium.rootsweb.ancestry.com/_fam/researchers/index.html Belgian Emigrant Families]Index.  
*[https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/about-flanders-field-american-cemetery/ Flanders Field American Cemetery] at American Battle Monuments Commission; index only
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*[https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/about-henri-chapelle-american-cemetery/ Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery] at American Battle Monuments Commission; index only


<span style="font-size:16px">[[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|'''Compiled Genealogies''']]</span>
<center>'''Emigration, Immigration, and Passenger Lists'''</center>  
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*[http://belgium.rootsweb.ancestry.com/_fam/researchers/index.html Belgian Emigrant Families]Index.  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=34176 Heraldic Belgium Genealogical Collection, T. 1-4] at Ancestry; images only ($)
*{{RecordSearch|2023926| Belgium, Antwerp, Police Immigration, 1840-1930}}.Images, no index. In Dutch, Flemish, and French.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=34175 Heraldic Belgium Genealogical Collection, T. 5-9] at Ancestry; images only ($)
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<span style="font-size:16px">[[Belgium Directories|'''Directories''']]</span>
<center>'''Jewish Records'''</center>  
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6424 Belgium, The Twentieth Train, 1943]. Records of 1,638 deportees from Mechelen to Auschwitz. Index.
*'''1995, 1996, 1999, 2000; 2002-2015''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62430/ Belgium, Phone Book Indexes, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, and 2002 - 2015] at Ancestry; index ($)
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<span style="font-size:16px">[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration|'''Immigration Records''']]</span>
<center>'''Military Records'''</center>  
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*[http://www.inflandersfields.be/en/namelist/searchname In Flanders Fields War Museum, name list search]. Databases &amp; links to databases for casualties from Belgium, France, Germany &amp; Great Britain.
*'''1840-1930''': {{RecordSearch|2023926| Belgium Police Immigration}} at FamilySearch; images only
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*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-civil-service-evidence-of-age?sourceID=13&utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=Forebears&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_us&awc=5927_1504556704_d81f7994f510d95e3a906e2b23e30a1f&dclid=CIyRsL-ujNYCFQMQPwodqFkOmQ British Civil Service, Belgium] at Findmypast; index & images ($)


<span style="font-size:16px">[[Belgium Jewish Records|'''Jewish Records''']]</span>
<center>'''Names'''</center>  
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*[http://www.familienaam.be/ Belgium Surname Frequency Map]
*'''1943''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6424 Belgium, The Twentieth Train] at Ancestry; index only ($)
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<span style="font-size:16px">[[Belgium Military Records|'''Military''']]</span>
<center>'''Nobility'''</center>  
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=34175 Heraldic Belgium]: collection historical, chronological, genealogical and biographical complete of all the noble houses, T. 5-9 (in French) .
*[http://www.inflandersfields.be/en/namelist/searchname Flanders Fields War Museum] at The Names List; index only
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=34176 Heraldic Belgium]: collection historical, chronological, genealogical and biographical complete of all the noble houses, T. 1-4 (in French).
 
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Belgium Naturalization and Citizenship|'''Naturalization''']]</span>
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*'''1854-1949''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20314/belgium-alien-registration-files?s=275764761 Belgium, Alien Registration Files] at MyHeritage; index ($)
 
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Belgium Periodicals|'''Periodicals''']]</span>
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*[https://www.genealogycenter.info/persi/ PERiodical Source Index] at Allen County Public Library; index
 
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Belgium Population Registers|'''Population Registers''']]</span>
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*'''1404- 1863''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20328/belgium-population-registers?s=275764761 Belgium, Population Registers] at MyHeritage; index ($)


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Guide to Belgium Online Genealogy Records for researching ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth, marriage, death, census, church, military, immigration, and naturalization records.
Belgium Online Genealogy Records

This chart shows links to countrywide collections. To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions (such as a county, town, or parish), go to Locating Online Databases.

Ancestry.com, findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local family history center or the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Church Records and Vital Records

Births, Baptisms, or Christenings; Marriages; Deaths and Burials


Large Databases With Many Record Types
  • Digital Resources Netherlands and Belgium, geneaknowhow.net. Go to digitaale bronnen [digital resources] and then to each province. Indexes for more than one town, an area, region, or province are listed first, followed by indexes for records by town.
  • Belgian National Archives, person search. For English front page, with links to civil registration and church records images. To see the images free registration is required. The National Archive also has church records online by province.
  • Zoekakten. The site lists records available on FamilySearch.org and offers an easier interface to get to the record type and time period needed. Also has some indexes, i.e. to military records and emigrants.


Cemeteries


Compiled Genealogies


Emigration, Immigration, and Passenger Lists


Jewish Records


Military Records


Names


Nobility
  • Heraldic Belgium: collection historical, chronological, genealogical and biographical complete of all the noble houses, T. 5-9 (in French) .
  • Heraldic Belgium: collection historical, chronological, genealogical and biographical complete of all the noble houses, T. 1-4 (in French).
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