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== Census and population records (''recensements'')  ==
== Census and population records (''recensements'')  ==


Research use: Census records list the names of each member of a family and show ages and other valuable information for linking families. They are used in conjunction with the parish registers and land cadaster to establish family and house or farm names.  
Research use: Census records list the names of each member of a family and show ages and other valuable information for linking families.  


Record type: Enumeration of population.  
Record type: Enumeration of population.  


Time period:  
Time period:  
*1766: A census of the former Duchy of Luxembourg was taken. The original is located in Brussels, Belgium. A microfilm copy is available onsite at the Family History Library; see the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1184675 Catalog entry].
*1766: A census of the former Duchy of Luxembourg was taken. The original is located in Brussels, Belgium. A microfilm copy is available onsite at the FamilySearch Library; see the {{FSC|1184675|item|disp=Catalog entry}}
*1806: Census of French department of ''Les Forêts''; some parishes are missing; partial coverage.
*1806: Census of French department of ''Les Forêts''; some parishes are missing; partial coverage  
*1821: Rumored census but unconfirmed by the state archives
*1821: Rumored census but unconfirmed by the state archives
*1843: Censuses of the modern Grand Duchy of Luxembourg date from 1843 to the present.
*1843: Censuses of the modern Grand Duchy of Luxembourg date from 1843 to the present  
*1860-1870: During this time period most town Census records started creating indexes
*1900: Last census digitally available (FamilySearch)
*1900: Last census digitally available (FamilySearch)
*1922: Latest full census publicly available (National Archives of Luxembourg)
*1922: Latest full census publicly available (National Archives of Luxembourg)
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Accessibility: Census records 1766-1895 have already been filmed on 1538 rolls of film.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Luxembourg,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1988-1997.</ref>
Accessibility: Census records 1766-1895 have already been filmed on 1538 rolls of film.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Luxembourg,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1988-1997.</ref>
== Foreign residents ==
Census records in 1890 and 1900 of people living in Luxembourg who are not residents.
*'''1890-1900''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=M5GJ-DP6%3A346508501%3Fcc%3D2037957 Census of Foreigners] at FamilySearch Historical Records


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