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Population coverage: 20% before 1700; 50-70% after 1700.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Belgium,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.</ref>  
Population coverage: 20% before 1700; 50-70% after 1700.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Belgium,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.</ref>  


=== Marriage contracts and banns (Huwelijksvoorwaarden en bijlagen, Contrats de mariage) ===
=== Marriage contracts and banns (Huwelijksvoorwaarden en bijlagen, Contrats de mariage) ===


Research use: Gives marriage information, identifies family relationships, shows places of residence not shown in parish registers.
Research use: Gives marriage information, identifies family relationships, shows places of residence not shown in parish registers.  


Record type: Marriage information and documentation.
Record type: Marriage information and documentation.  


Time Period: 1300-present.
Time Period: 1300-present.  


Content: Couples’ names, marriage intention dates, residences, occupations, witnesses’ names, often parents’ names and sometimes other relationships.
Content: Couples’ names, marriage intention dates, residences, occupations, witnesses’ names, often parents’ names and sometimes other relationships.  


Location: City, state and church archives.
Location: City, state and church archives.  


Population coverage: Possibly 5-10%.<ref name="profile"/>
Population coverage: Possibly 5-10%.<ref name="profile" />  


== References  ==
== References  ==
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[[Category:Belgium]]
[[Category:Belgium]][[Category:Church records in Belgium]]
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