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'''Marriage supplements (pièces annexes or pièces justificatives)''' were occasionally filed by the bride and groom in support of their application to be married. They may include birth record extracts of the bride and groom, death certificates of the parents, divorce decree of a previous union, certificates of residence, a marriage contract, legitimation of children, parent's consent, or military status of the groom, and sometimes documentation on earlier generations may be included. In France these marriage supplements were originally kept by the clerk of the court [Greffe du tribunal], but a few may have been given to the departmental archives. | '''Marriage supplements (pièces annexes or pièces justificatives)''' were occasionally filed by the bride and groom in support of their application to be married. They may include birth record extracts of the bride and groom, death certificates of the parents, divorce decree of a previous union, certificates of residence, a marriage contract, legitimation of children, parent's consent, or military status of the groom, and sometimes documentation on earlier generations may be included. In France these marriage supplements were originally kept by the clerk of the court [Greffe du tribunal], but a few may have been given to the departmental archives. | ||
'''Contracts (contracts de mariage)''' are documents created for the protection of property. These are notarial documents. Sometimes the marriage certificate will show the name and town of the notary who wrote the contract and the date it was written. But these contracts are not usually on microfilm at the | '''Contracts (contracts de mariage)''' are documents created for the protection of property. These are notarial documents. Sometimes the marriage certificate will show the name and town of the notary who wrote the contract and the date it was written. But these contracts are not usually on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library and are not always deposited at the departmental archives. They may have remained in the office of the notary's successors. | ||
====='''Marriage Records'''===== | ====='''Marriage Records'''===== | ||
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Divorce was permitted in France from 1792 to 1816 and after 1884. A few divorce records may be found with the marriages in the early period. A marginal note referring to the divorce was noted on the couple's birth certificates in more recent years. | Divorce was permitted in France from 1792 to 1816 and after 1884. A few divorce records may be found with the marriages in the early period. A marginal note referring to the divorce was noted on the couple's birth certificates in more recent years. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has a few of the earlier divorce records in its collection of French civil registration. You can also obtain information from divorce records by contacting the civil registration office [bureau de l'état civil] at the town hall [mairie] where the divorce took place. | ||
==== Deaths [Décès] ==== | ==== Deaths [Décès] ==== | ||
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[https://francearchives.fr/map/b2b076144a3c4392a34b14bb5e364c95 '''Archives en ligne'''] | [https://francearchives.fr/map/b2b076144a3c4392a34b14bb5e364c95 '''Archives en ligne'''] | ||
==== Records at the | ==== Records at the FamilySearch Library ==== | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has microfilmed civil registration records from about half the departments of France to the 1870s, and some departments up to 1890. Most of these records are from the northern, eastern, and southern areas of France. Fewer are from central France. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has no nationwide collections or special indexes of French civil registration records. Yearly indexes and ten-year indexes are available for almost every individual town. Ten-year indexes for several towns in a canton are often bound together in the same volume on the same microfilm. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has civil registration from towns in many departments of France. However, if a record has been destroyed, was never kept, was not available in the archives at the time of microfilming, was not microfilmed, or is confidential, the FamilySearch Library does not have a copy. You may use the records at the library for your family research, but the library does not issue or certify certificates for living or deceased individuals. | ||
The specific holdings of the | The specific holdings of the FamilySearch Library are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. To find civil registration records in the FamilySearch Library, search in the Place search of the library's catalog under: | ||
FRANCE - CIVIL REGISTRATION | FRANCE - CIVIL REGISTRATION | ||
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The FamilySearch Catalog shows many civil registers in Nice between 1815 and 1859. These were originally church records but are cataloged as civil registers because they were turned over to the French civil authorities for safekeeping. | The FamilySearch Catalog shows many civil registers in Nice between 1815 and 1859. These were originally church records but are cataloged as civil registers because they were turned over to the French civil authorities for safekeeping. | ||
'''Corse'''. Genoa (now part of Italy) sold the island of Corse to France in 1768. Some family surnames were not fixed until end of the eighteenth century. The records were kept in Latin or Italian, and starting in 1820 they are kept in French. The | '''Corse'''. Genoa (now part of Italy) sold the island of Corse to France in 1768. Some family surnames were not fixed until end of the eighteenth century. The records were kept in Latin or Italian, and starting in 1820 they are kept in French. The FamilySearch Library has not yet obtained any microfilm of civil registration from Corse. | ||
'''Overseas'''. In French territory overseas, parish registers were kept in duplicate until 1776 and then in triplicate in Africa and Asia. The three copies continued after 1792. For help locating these records, see chapter 23 of Guide des recherches sur l'histoire des familles. | '''Overseas'''. In French territory overseas, parish registers were kept in duplicate until 1776 and then in triplicate in Africa and Asia. The three copies continued after 1792. For help locating these records, see chapter 23 of Guide des recherches sur l'histoire des familles. | ||
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Demeulenaère-Douyère, Christiane. ''Guide des sources de l'état civil parisien (Guide to civil registration sources of Paris)''. Paris, France: s.n., 19--. (FS Library book {{FSC|944.361 V27d|disp=944.361 V27d}}; film {{FSC|151604|title-id|disp=1573092}} item 15.) | Demeulenaère-Douyère, Christiane. ''Guide des sources de l'état civil parisien (Guide to civil registration sources of Paris)''. Paris, France: s.n., 19--. (FS Library book {{FSC|944.361 V27d|disp=944.361 V27d}}; film {{FSC|151604|title-id|disp=1573092}} item 15.) | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has a part of the Andriveau collection (started before the fire) which includes some baptisms, marriages, and deaths in Paris from about 1800 to 1860. This collection is not complete, some film is out of focus, and circulation to family history centers in Europe is prohibited. | ||
'''Consulates'''. After 1792 the consuls, like the town registrars in France, had the responsibility of recording the births, marriages, and deaths of French citizens in foreign nations, when it was requested. These records are kept in duplicate. One copy is sent each year to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. | '''Consulates'''. After 1792 the consuls, like the town registrars in France, had the responsibility of recording the births, marriages, and deaths of French citizens in foreign nations, when it was requested. These records are kept in duplicate. One copy is sent each year to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. | ||
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