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==Resources==
===Online Resources===


== Civil registration and indexes (''enregistrement civil, état civil'') ==
*'''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
*'''1662-1840''' {{RecordSearch|1520578| Luxembourg Births & Baptisms}} at FamilySearch — [[Luxembourg Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9915 Ancestry]'' ($); ''Also at [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30084/luxembourg-births-baptisms-1662-1840?s=218489221 MyHeritage]'' ($)
*'''1700-1810''' {{RecordSearch|1520581| Luxembourg Marriages}} at FamilySearch — [[Luxembourg Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9917 Ancestry]'' ($); ''Also at [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30087/luxembourg-marriages-1700-1810?s=218489221 MyHeritage]'' ($)
*'''1702-1798''' {{RecordSearch|1520582|Luxembourg Deaths & Burials}} at FamilySearch — [[Luxembourg Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9914 Ancestry]'' ($)
*'''1796-1941'''  {{RecordSearch|1709358|Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1796-1941}}  at FamilySearch — [[Luxembourg, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images, ''also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9916 Ancestry ($)], browsable images
*'''1796-1923''' [https://query.an.etat.lu/Query/archivplansuche.aspx?ID=690908 Luxembourg, Civil Registration], at National Archives of Luxembourg, free, browsable images


'''Research use: ''' This type of record is the most important single source from 1797 to the present.  <br>
===Offices to Contact (records from last 100 years)===


'''Record type: ''' Births, marriages, divorces, and deaths.<br>
[https://anlux.public.lu/fr/rechercher/genealogie.html '''National Archives of Luxembourg''' (Archives de Nationales Luxembourg), Genealogy]<br>


'''Time period:'''  1797-present. Official civil registration was introduced in the Grand Duchy by a French decree in 1797.  At that time the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was a part of France under the name of "Departement des Forêts." <br>


'''Contents:'''  
'''Civil registration offices''' of the commune (municipality) where the birth, marriage, or death took place keep one copy of the record. This is important for records more recent than 100 years. Requests for records that are not publicly available can be made using the government website at [https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/citoyennete/certificat-casier-judiciaire/certificat-copie.html '''Guichet.lu'''].
:::'''Birth records:'''
 
::::name of child
====Additional Possible Locations of Certificates====
::::date of birth
 
::::names and ages of parents. <br>
[https://www.vdl.lu/en '''Hôtel de Ville – Ville de Luxembourg'''] (Municipal administration of the city of Luxembourg)<br>
 
:::'''Marriage records:'''
[https://www.vdl.lu/en/living/aid-and-assistance/online-services '''Bierger-Center''']<br>
::::date and place of marriage
 
::::birth dates or ages and birthplaces of bride and groom
==Background==
::::names of parents.  <br>
===Civil Registration===
:::'''Death records:'''
::::place of death
::::date of death
::::age
::::birthplace
::::parents' names. <br>
:::'''Index:''' Every 10 years '''tables décennales (decennial tables)''' are made, in which births, marriages, and deaths are arranged in alphabetical order by date. 


'''Accessing the records:'''
Official civil registration was introduced in the Grand Duchy by a French decree in 1797.  At that time the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was a part of France under the name of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For%C3%AAts "Departement des Forêts."]
*'''Local municipal offices:'''  Documents are written twice in the original.  One copy remains in the municipality; there are 126 municipal offices in Luxembourg. The second is sent to the appropriate tribunal in Luxembourg City or in Diekirch. The indexes are preserved in the Public Records Office of Luxembourg and run from 1797 to 1952 inclusive. <br>
*'''Family History Library:''' 90% microfilmed.  
<br>


==How to Obtain Copies of the Records==
Documents are written twice in the original.  One copy remains in the commune (municipality); there are 126 commune (municipality) offices in Luxembourg. The second is sent to the appropriate tribunal in Luxembourg City or in Diekirch.  The indexes are preserved in the National Archives of Luxembourg or the Public Records Office of Luxembourg and run from 1797 to the present. The records were written in French or German.


===FamilySearch Historical Collection===
All civil records for Luxembourg are restricted for 100 years from the date of the event,<ref>Luxembourg Civil Code, Title II, Chapter I, Article 45 (<nowiki>https://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/code/civil</nowiki> : accessed 13 November 2022)</ref> with the exception of public authorities or the following people:


*'''1796-1941''' - {{RecordSearch|1709358|Luxembourg Civil Registration, 1662-1941|access=browse}}, free, browseable images.  Records have their own indexes.
*the person recorded in the document
*'''1796-1941''' - {{RecordSearch|1709358|Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1796-1941}} index and images


===Ancestry.com===
*surviving spouse
*'''1793-1941''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9916 Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1793-1941], browseable images, ($).


===Local “Commune” (City Hall)===
*legal representative
Civil registration offices of the municipality where the birth, marriage, or death took place keep one copy of the record. This is important for records more recent than 1941.<br>
Address the envelope to:<br>


::Monsieur l'officier de l'état-civil
*ancestors, descendants, or legal heir.
::Mairie de (Town)
::(Postal code) (Town)
::Luxembourg


Requests should be written in French. You can successfully write in French using this [[French Letter Writing Guide|'''French Letter Writing Guide''']].<br>
==Coverage and Compliance==


==Additional Possible Locations of Certificates==
Every 10 years '''tables décennales (decennial tables)''' were made, in which births, marriages, and deaths are arranged in alphabetical order by date.
===Administration Communale===


::Administration Communale
==Information Recorded in the Records==
::
Hôtel de Ville – Ville de Luxembourg

::État-Civil

::42 Place Guillaume
::II
L-2090 Luxembourg

::Tel.: (011) (352) 47 96-1

::Hours: Monday to Friday 08:00am to 5:00pm (M-F)
<br>


===The Bierger Center===
'''Birth records'''
*Name of child
*Date of birth
*Names and ages of parents <br>
'''Marriage records'''
*Date and place of marriage
*Birth dates or ages and birthplaces of bride and groom
*Names of parents <br>


::
Bierger-Center 

'''Death records'''
::26a, bd Royal L-2449
*Place of death
::Luxembourg
*Date of death
::L-2090 Luxembourg

*Age
::E-mail: bierger-center@vdl.lu

*Birthplace
::Tel: +(352) 4796 2200 

*Parents' names <br>
::Fax: +(352) 26 2709 99

::Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm (M-F)
<br>


===Archives of Luxembourg (Archives de Nationales Luxembourg)===
==References==
[http://www.anlux.lu/multi/fr/recherche-genealogique '''Genealogical Research FAQ''']]


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Resources[edit | edit source]

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact (records from last 100 years)[edit | edit source]

National Archives of Luxembourg (Archives de Nationales Luxembourg), Genealogy


Civil registration offices of the commune (municipality) where the birth, marriage, or death took place keep one copy of the record. This is important for records more recent than 100 years. Requests for records that are not publicly available can be made using the government website at Guichet.lu.

Additional Possible Locations of Certificates[edit | edit source]

Hôtel de Ville – Ville de Luxembourg (Municipal administration of the city of Luxembourg)

Bierger-Center

Background[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Official civil registration was introduced in the Grand Duchy by a French decree in 1797. At that time the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was a part of France under the name of "Departement des Forêts."

Documents are written twice in the original. One copy remains in the commune (municipality); there are 126 commune (municipality) offices in Luxembourg. The second is sent to the appropriate tribunal in Luxembourg City or in Diekirch. The indexes are preserved in the National Archives of Luxembourg or the Public Records Office of Luxembourg and run from 1797 to the present. The records were written in French or German.

All civil records for Luxembourg are restricted for 100 years from the date of the event,[1] with the exception of public authorities or the following people:

  • the person recorded in the document
  • surviving spouse
  • legal representative
  • ancestors, descendants, or legal heir.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Every 10 years tables décennales (decennial tables) were made, in which births, marriages, and deaths are arranged in alphabetical order by date.

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth records

  • Name of child
  • Date of birth
  • Names and ages of parents

Marriage records

  • Date and place of marriage
  • Birth dates or ages and birthplaces of bride and groom
  • Names of parents

Death records

  • Place of death
  • Date of death
  • Age
  • Birthplace
  • Parents' names

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Luxembourg Civil Code, Title II, Chapter I, Article 45 (https://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/code/civil : accessed 13 November 2022)

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