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== Record Finder Table for Belgium ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
== List of Topics ==
 
This Record Finder table links to the Belgium topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
===Vital Events ===
 
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
|-
 
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
 
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belgium Census|Census]]
*[[Belgium Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Belgium Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Biography
|-
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
*[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*Biography
|-
|-
| Age
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
|[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Belgium Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Belgium Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Belgium Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Belgium Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belgium Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Belgium Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*Biography
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Belgium Census|Census]], [[Belgium Military Records|Military Records]], [[Belgium Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Belgium Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| align="left" | Maiden name
| [[Belgium Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Belgium Maps|Maps]], [[Belgium History|History]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Belgium Historical Geography|Historical Geography]], [[Belgium Church History|Church History]]
*[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
|-
|-
| Death information
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| [[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Belgium Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Belgium Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Belgium Biography|Biography]]
*[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
*Societies
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belgium Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*Biography
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | Living relatives
| [[Belgium Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belgium Societies|Societies]], [[Belgium Minorities|Minorities]]
*[[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Belgium Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Societies
*Periodicals
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Historical background
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Belgium History|History]], [[Belgium Church History|Church History]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Belgium Maps|Maps]], [[Belgium Minorities|Minorities]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Language helps
| align="left" | Immigration date
| [[Belgium Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Online Genealogy Records
*[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Societies
*Minorities
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| [[Belgium Directories|Directories]], [[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Belgium Societies|Societies]], [[Belgium Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Societies
*Minorities
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Maiden name 
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| align="left" | Residence
| [[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Belgium Biography|Biography]]
*[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Belgium Directories|Directories]] 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Belgium Census|Census]]
*Voting Registers
*[[Belgium School Records|Schools]]
*Taxation
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|[[Belgium Names, Personal|Names (Personal)]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|[[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Belgium Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Noble families
| align="left" | Nobility
|[[Belgium Nobility|Nobility]], [[Belgium Heraldry|Heraldry]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|[[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
*Nobility
*Heraldry
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
|-
|-
| Occupations
| align="left" | Occupation
|[[Belgium Directories|Directories]], [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belgium Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Belgium Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Belgium Directories|Directories]]
*[[Belgium Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Belgium Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Religion
|[[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Belgium Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|[[Belgium Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Belgium Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Belgium Biography|Biography]]
*[[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Belgium History|History]]
*Minorities
*[[Belgium Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" | Social activities
| [[Belgium Military Records|Military Records]], [[Belgium Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Online Genealogy Records
*Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Belgium History|History]]
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Physical description
| [[Belgium Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Belgium Maps|Maps]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belgium Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
*[[Belgium Military Records|Military Records]]
*Biography
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading the Records===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| [[Belgium Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Belgium Directories|Directories]], [[Belgium Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Belgium Census|Census]], Voting Registers, [[Belgium School Records|Schools]], Taxation
*[[Belgium Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[Netherlands Language and Languages|Dutch Genealogical Word List]]  
*[[German Word List|German]]
*[[French Genealogical Word List|French]]
|-
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| [[Belgium Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Belgium Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Belgium Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Belgium Biography|Biography]], [[Belgium History|History]], [[Belgium Nobility|Nobility]], [[Belgium Heraldry|Heraldry]], [[Belgium Minorities|Minorities]]
 
|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" |Online classes
| [[Belgium Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belgium Societies|Societies]], [[Belgium Periodicals|Periodicals]], Online indexes
*{{LearningCenter2|93|Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 1: The Dutch Alphabet}}.
*{{LearningCenter2|94|Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Dutch Words and Dates}}.
*{{LearningCenter2|95|Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading Dutch Records}}.
<br>
*{{LearningCenter2|38|Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters}}
*{{LearningCenter2|39|Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent}}
*{{LearningCenter2|40|Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading Kurrent Documents}}
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" |Writing for records
| [[Belgium Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belgium History|History]]
|
| [[Belgium Minorities|Minorities]], [[Belgium Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|}
 
==Provinces==
{|
|[[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png]]
|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each province, including links to actual records.'''
 
{| style="width:100%; vertical-align:top"|
|-
<b>Brussels (Bruxelles) capital region</b>
<ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-left:7px;">
    <li>[[Brussels (Bruxelles) Capital Region, Belgium Genealogy|Brussels (Bruxelles) Capital Region]] </li>
</ul>
<br>
<b>Flanders region (five provinces) -- Dutch Speaking:</b>
<ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-left:7px;">
    <li>[[Antwerp, Belgium Genealogy|Antwerp (Antwerpen) Province]] </li>
    <li>[[Limburg, Belgium Genealogy|Limburg Province]] </li>
    <li>[[Oost Vlaanderen (East Flanders), Belgium Genealogy|East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen) Province]] </li>
    <li>[[Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium Genealogy|Flemish Brabant (Vlaams-Brabant) Province]] </li>
    <li>[[West Vlaanderen (West Flanders), Belgium Genealogy|West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen) Province]] </li>
</ul>
<br><b>Wallonia Region (five provinces) -- French Speaking:</b>
<ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-left:7px;">
    <li>[[Brabant Wallon, Belgium Genealogy|Brabant Wallon (Walloon Brabant) Province]] </li>
    <li>[[Hainaut, Belgium Genealogy|Hainaut Province]] </li>
    <li>[[Liège, Belgium Genealogy|Liège Province]] </li>
    <li>[[Luxembourg, Belgium Genealogy|Luxembourg Province]] </li>
    <li>[[Namur, Belgium Genealogy|Namur Province]] </li>
</ul>
|-
|-
| Social activities
|}
| Social Life and Customs
| [[Belgium History|History]]
|}
|}


[[Category:Belgium Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
[[Category:Belgium Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]

Latest revision as of 11:43, 20 March 2024


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Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Belgium

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the Belgium topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives
  • Societies
  • Periodicals

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
  • Societies
  • Minorities
Country and town of origin
  • Societies
  • Minorities

Residences and Locations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nobility
  • Nobility
  • Heraldry
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Life and Customs
Physical description

Reading the Records

Vocabulary
Naming patterns
Online classes


Writing for records

Provinces

Dark thin font green pin Version 4.png The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each province, including links to actual records. Brussels (Bruxelles) capital region


Flanders region (five provinces) -- Dutch Speaking:


Wallonia Region (five provinces) -- French Speaking:

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