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Record type: Enumeration of population. | Record type: Enumeration of population. | ||
Time period: A census of the former Duchy of Luxembourg was taken | Time period: | ||
*1766: A census of the former Duchy of Luxembourg was taken and is located in Brussels, Belgium. This is available onsite at the Family History Library; see the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1184675 Catalog entry]. | |||
*1806: Start of modern censuses Luxembourg; there is no full coverage. | |||
*1821: Censuses of the modern Grand Duchy of Luxembourg date from 1821 to the present. | |||
*1935: Latest census publicly available | |||
Contents: Names of heads of families and their children. Later censuses give ages or birth dates, places of residence, civil status, occupation, etc. | Contents: Names of heads of families and their children. Later censuses give ages or birth dates, places of residence, civil status, occupation, etc. | ||
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Reliability: Good. | Reliability: Good. | ||
Accessibility: Census records 1766-1895 have already been filmed on 1538 rolls of film.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Luxembourg,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1988-1997.</ref> | Accessibility: Census records 1766-1895 have already been filmed on 1538 rolls of film.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Luxembourg,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1988-1997.</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- Luxembourg Census Records, 1843-1900 at FamilySearch — images
Census and population records (recensements)[edit | edit source]
Research use: Census records list the names of each member of a family and show ages and other valuable information for linking families. They are used in conjunction with the parish registers and land cadaster to establish family and house or farm names.
Record type: Enumeration of population.
Time period:
- 1766: A census of the former Duchy of Luxembourg was taken and is located in Brussels, Belgium. This is available onsite at the Family History Library; see the Catalog entry.
- 1806: Start of modern censuses Luxembourg; there is no full coverage.
- 1821: Censuses of the modern Grand Duchy of Luxembourg date from 1821 to the present.
- 1935: Latest census publicly available
Contents: Names of heads of families and their children. Later censuses give ages or birth dates, places of residence, civil status, occupation, etc.
Location: States Archives (Archives de l'Etat) of Luxembourg and Brussels, Belgium.
Population coverage: Before 1821, 20-30%; after 1821, 50-70%.
Reliability: Good.
Accessibility: Census records 1766-1895 have already been filmed on 1538 rolls of film.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Luxembourg,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1988-1997.