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==How to Find the Records== | |||
=== State Archives and FamilySearch === | |||
The State [i.e. Federal] Archives of Belgium/Rijksarchief in België/Les Archives de l'Etat en Belgique has images and some indexes for civil registration records before 1915. Free [https://search.arch.be/en/login/registration registration] is required to view the records. The site comes in English, French, German or Dutch (see top left corner). | |||
Most of the records are available only as images. They can be [https://search.arch.be/nl/tips/101-burgerlijke-stand browsed here]. A few have been indexed. They can be [https://search.arch.be/en/zoeken-naar-personen searched here]. The images placed online are not necessarily the entirety of the records that are available- the remaining records would need to be viewed in person at the archives. Nonetheless, the vast majority have been placed online. | |||
In most cases, the images online at the website of the State Archives are exact copies of the images that can be found at FamilySearch. Either browse the historical record collections (see above) or use the FamilySearch Catalog. There is a significant number of images not yet placed in the historical record collections, so look in both of these places if you can't find a record. | |||
*'''1560-1890''' : [[Belgium Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|Belgium Births and Baptisms]] - FamilySearch Historical Records | |||
*'''1564-1900''' : [[Belgium Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|Belgium Deaths and Burials]] - FamilySearch Historical Records | |||
*'''1563-1890''' : [[Belgium Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|Belgium Marriages]] - FamilySearch Historical Records | |||
*'''1588-1913''' : {{RecordSearch|2138481|Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1913}}, index and images | |||
*'''1582-1914''' : {{RecordSearch|1482191|Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914}}, index and images | |||
*'''1541-1914''' : {{RecordSearch|2138513|Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration, 1541-1914}}, index and images | |||
*'''1600-1913''' : {{RecordSearch|2138500|Belgium, Hainaut, Civil Registration, 1600-1913}}, index and images | |||
*'''1798-1906''' : {{RecordSearch|2138507|Belgium, Limburg, Civil Registration, 1798-1906}}, index and images | |||
*'''1621-1914''' : {{RecordSearch|2138505|Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration, 1621-1914}}, index and images | |||
*'''1580-1920''' : {{RecordSearch|2138510|Belgium, Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1580-1920}}, images only | |||
*'''1800-1912''' : {{RecordSearch|2138511|Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912}}, index and images | |||
*'''1582-1910''' : {{RecordSearch|2139860|Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration, 1582-1910}}, index and images | |||
*[[Belgium National Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|Belgium National Civil Registration]] - FamilySearch Historical Records | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index (IGI)] captured some civil registration records | |||
==== Indexes ==== | |||
Indexes covering a period of years(most commonly one and ten) were drawn up in alphabetical order. These list all the events that occurred in that place over the time period. Use the information given to find the original, such as date, page number or act number. These Indexes can generally be found at the State Archives or FamilySearch. | |||
===GeneaKnowHow=== | |||
[http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow] is a site that provides links to various local genealogical sites for Belgium and the Netherlands, including many containing civil registration records. | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | |||
Records from after 1915 cannot be found online at the State Archives. You will need to contact the municipality where the event took place. | |||
[http://www.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=search-engines&r=search-website State and National Archives of Belgium]<br> | |||
Rue de Ruysbroeck 2<br> | |||
1000 Bruxelles, Belgium<br> | |||
Telephone: +32 2 513 76 80<br> | |||
Parent organization: State Archives<br> | |||
If needed, you may need to write to an '''ancestor's town'''. Below is how to address a letter: | |||
Gemeentebestuur = Municipal administration<br> | |||
De Ambtenaar van de Burgerlijke Stand = Civil State Officer<br> | |||
Gemeentehuis = City Hall<br> | |||
BE - (postal code) (name of municipality)<br> | |||
Belgium<br> | |||
*[http://belgium.rootsweb.ancestry.com/bel/_places/bel_places.html This list of municipalities will give you the postal codes]. | |||
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The divorce will be noted on the original marriage record. There is no separate "Divorce Record' | The divorce will be noted on the original marriage record. There is no separate "Divorce Record' | ||
== References == | == References == | ||