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''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Luxembourg, go to the [[Luxembourg Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Luxembourg, go to the [[Luxembourg Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ||
==Online== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*[http://data.matricula-online.eu/de/LU/luxemburg/ Luxembourg Diocesan Archives] '''Online parish records''' | *[http://data.matricula-online.eu/de/LU/luxemburg/ Luxembourg Diocesan Archives (Matricula)] '''Online parish records''' | ||
*[https://www.luxroots.org/Display.php?pagename=Page1 Birth and baptism records] at LuxRoots - index ($) | |||
*[https://www.luxroots.org/Display.php?pagename=Page1 LuxRoots | *'''1600-1890''' [https://www.stthomas.edu/libraries/special/rare/bach-dunn/luxembourgparishcivilrecords/ Luxembourg Parish/Civil Records, University of St. Thomas, 1600-1890] at University of St. Thomas; one ten-year index | ||
*[https://www.stthomas.edu/libraries/special/rare/bach-dunn/luxembourgparishcivilrecords/ Luxembourg Parish/Civil Records, University of St. Thomas, 1600-1890] | *'''1601-1923''' {{RecordSearch|5000012|Luxembourg, Church and Civil Registration, 1601-1923}} at FamilySearch — [[Luxembourg, Church and Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1601-1948''' {{RecordSearch|2037955| Luxembourg, Church Records, 1601-1948}} at FamilySearch - [[Luxembourg Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images | |||
*'''1662-1840''' {{RecordSearch|1520578| Luxembourg, Births and Baptisms, 1662-1840}} at FamilySearch - [[Luxembourg Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9915 Ancestry]'' ($), ''[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30084/luxembourg-births-baptisms-1662-1840?s=218489221 MyHeritage]'' ($) | |||
*'''1700-1810''' {{RecordSearch|1520581| Luxembourg, Marriages, 1700-1810}} at FamilySearch - [[Luxembourg Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9917 Ancestry]'' ($), ''[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30087/luxembourg-marriages-1700-1810?s=218489221 MyHeritage]'' ($) | |||
*'''1702-1798''' {{RecordSearch|1520582| Luxembourg Deaths and Burials, 1702-1798}} at FamilySearch - [[Luxembourg Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9914 Ancestry]'' ($) | |||
* | == Church Records or Parish Registers == | ||
* | *Parish registers are vital records kept by the clergy. They include records of christenings (baptisms), marriages, and deaths (burials). | ||
*Church records are crucial for research before the civil government started keeping vital records, which began in 1797. | |||
*In 1797 when the official état civil (civil registration) was introduced, a French order required that the priests turn their parish registers over to the communities (civil jurisdiction). But the clergy, mistreated by the French regime, obeyed this order only partially. Thus, beginning with that date, part of the registers were deposited with the local civil government (communes) and part of them remained in the hands of the clergy. | |||
===Requesting Records From the National Archives=== | |||
Archives of Luxembourg (Archives de Nationales Luxembourg) has collections of parish registers and can advise you on records that are still retained by the local parish. This is where you will write for more recent records--those for events since the end of the digitized records coverage (about 1923) up to the present day. | |||
Their [http://www.anlux.lu/multi/fr/recherche-genealogique '''Genealogical Research FAQ'''] explains in detail how to request and pay for searches and copies of records. | |||
==Accessing Records== | ==Accessing Records== | ||
=== Church Archives === | === Church Archives === | ||
'''The Catholic Archdioceses of Luxembourg Archives'''<br> | '''The Catholic Archdioceses of Luxembourg Archives (Matricula)'''<br> | ||
[http://data.matricula-online.eu/de/LU/luxemburg/ Luxembourg Diocesan Archives] '''Online parish records'''<br> | [http://data.matricula-online.eu/de/LU/luxemburg/ Luxembourg Diocesan Archives] '''Online parish records'''<br> | ||
=== | ===Finding the Parish=== | ||
*Luxembourgers are traditionally Catholic. | *Luxembourgers are traditionally Catholic. | ||
*To find parishes in your ancestor's home community, use the archdiocesan parish finder: [http://www.cathol.lu/archidiocese-aerzdiozes/l-eglise-a-luxembourg-d-kierch-zu/article/ou-est-ma-paroisse '''Ou est ma paroisse?'''] | *To find parishes in your ancestor's home community, use the archdiocesan parish finder: [http://www.cathol.lu/archidiocese-aerzdiozes/l-eglise-a-luxembourg-d-kierch-zu/article/ou-est-ma-paroisse '''Ou est ma paroisse?'''] | ||
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*Names of their parents (if unmarried) or name of the spouse | *Names of their parents (if unmarried) or name of the spouse | ||
*Names of witnesses and with their relationship to the deceased | *Names of witnesses and with their relationship to the deceased | ||
===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. | |||
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==Learning to Read Enough Latin to read church records== | |||
===Latin Records=== | |||
Records of the Catholic church will usually be written in Latin: | |||
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|'''Latin Genealogical Word List''']] | |||
== Quirks == | == Quirks == | ||