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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. The original is located in Brussels, Belgium. A microfilm copy is available onsite at the Family History Library; see the Catalog entry.
1806: Census of French department of Les Forêts; some parishes are missing; partial coverage.
1821: Rumored census but unconfirmed by the state archives
1843: Censuses of the modern Grand Duchy of Luxembourg date from 1843 to the present.
1900: Last census digitally available (FamilySearch)
1922: Latest full census publicly available (National Archives of Luxembourg)
1935: Latest partial census publicly available (National Archives of Luxembourg)

Contents: Names of heads of families and their children. Later censuses give ages or birth dates, places of residence, civil status, occupation, etc.

Location: National Archives (Archives nationales) of Luxembourg.

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.

[profile-1] 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.

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