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Court and Notarial Records[edit | edit source]

Court and notarial records (Rechterlijke en notariële akten, Archives Judiciaires et registres notariaux) include records from local courts regarding wills, contracts, marriages, inheritance, sale and transfer of property, annuities, mortgages, declarations of legal age, alderman and orphan’s chamber records. They exist from 1300 to the present. Ad list of possible records within the notarial records include:

Wills, codicils, probates: Testator’s names, heirs, witnesses, residences, dates, property descriptions, distributions, signatures.
Marriage contracts: names, relatives, witnesses, dates, conditions, properties, signatures. Divisions of estates and deeds: heirs, sellers, buyers, witnesses, officials, residences, property descriptions, guardianship assignments for orphans, apprenticeships.
Alderman records: court actions, civil marriages, sureties, annuities, mortgages, powers of attorney, names, dates of events, witnesses, relationships. Orphan’s chamber: Will abstracts, authorizations, prospective guardians, acceptances, appointments, orphans’ names, parents, relatives, guardians, ages, residences.

Notarial records can be located at provincial, state, city, municipality archives.

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-=== Court and notarial records (Rechterlijke en notariële akten, Archives Judiciaires et registres notariaux) ===
+== Court and Notarial Records ==
+Court and notarial records (Rechterlijke en notariële akten, Archives Judiciaires et registres notariaux) include records from local courts regarding wills, contracts, marriages, inheritance, sale and transfer of property, annuities, mortgages, declarations of legal age, alderman and orphan’s chamber records. They exist from 1300 to the present. Ad list of possible records within the notarial records include:
-Research use:  Excellent linkage source.  Records show vital information for individuals, families and relatives.  Records are the best back up source for church records when years are missing.
+*Wills, codicils, probates:  Testator’s names, heirs, witnesses, residences, dates, property descriptions, distributions, signatures.
+*Marriage contracts: names, relatives, witnesses, dates, conditions, properties, signatures.  Divisions of estates and deeds:  heirs, sellers, buyers, witnesses, officials, residences, property descriptions, guardianship assignments for orphans, apprenticeships.
-Record type:  Records of local courts regarding wills, contracts, marriages, inheritance, sale and transfer of property, annuities, mortgages, declarations of legal age, alderman and orphan’s chamber records.
+*Alderman  records: court actions, civil marriages, sureties, annuities, mortgages, powers of attorney, names, dates of events, witnesses, relationships.  Orphan’s chamber:  Will abstracts, authorizations, prospective guardians, acceptances, appointments, orphans’ names, parents, relatives, guardians, ages, residences.
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-Time Period:  1300-present.
+Notarial records can be located at provincial, state, city, municipality archives.
-Contents:  Wills, codicils, probates:  Testator’s names, heirs, witnesses, residences, dates, property descriptions, distributions, signatures.  Marriage contracts:  names, relatives, witnesses, dates, conditions, properties, signatures.  Divisions of estates and deeds:  heirs, sellers, buyers, witnesses, officials, residences, property descriptions, guardianship assignments for orphans, apprenticeships.  Alderman  records:  court actions, civil marriages, sureties, annuities, mortgages, powers of attorney, names, dates of events, witnesses, relationships.  Orphan’s chamber:  Will abstracts, authorizations, prospective guardians, acceptances, appointments, orphans’ names, parents, relatives, guardians, ages, residences.
-Location:  Provincial, state, city, municipality archives.
-Population coverage:  40%.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Belgium,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.</ref>
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