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Belgium: A Strategy to Identify your Ancestors (view source)
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== Research for the 20< | == Research for the 20<sup>th</sup> century == | ||
The document dated after 1920 are not publicly available, due to privacy concerns. Documents dated between 1900 and 1920 are often unavailable as well. If you can not find the documents in the catalogues [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog], you might find it in on the website of the national archive [https://search.arch.be]. | The document dated after 1920 are not publicly available, due to privacy concerns. Documents dated between 1900 and 1920 are often unavailable as well. If you can not find the documents in the catalogues [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog], you might find it in on the website of the national archive [https://search.arch.be]. | ||
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To cover this period, it should suffice to ask you family members. | To cover this period, it should suffice to ask you family members. | ||
== Research for the 19< | == Research for the 19<sup>th</sup> century == | ||
To find your ancestors for this period, it suffices to use the document in the civil register. | To find your ancestors for this period, it suffices to use the document in the civil register. | ||
Suppose you found the birth certificate of an ancestor.<br> | Suppose you found the birth certificate of an ancestor.<br> | ||
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You can also search for the birth certificates of the sibling. This can help estimate the marriage and death dates of the parents. | You can also search for the birth certificates of the sibling. This can help estimate the marriage and death dates of the parents. | ||
== Research for the 17< | == Research for the 17<sup>th</sup> and 18<sup>th</sup> century == | ||
During this era the civil register did not yet exist. However, the church has similar record, that is records of baptism, marriage and burials. | During this era the civil register did not yet exist. However, the church has similar record, that is records of baptism, marriage and burials. | ||
These records can contain even fewer information. The records for marriages and burial rarely contain information about the parents. Although, the baptism and marriage records contain godparents and witnesses, which are often relatives. | These records can contain even fewer information. The records for marriages and burial rarely contain information about the parents. Although, the baptism and marriage records contain godparents and witnesses, which are often relatives. | ||
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Other peoples research can help to find primary sources, but do not just copy their work. | Other peoples research can help to find primary sources, but do not just copy their work. | ||
== Research for the 16< | == Research for the 16<sup>th</sup> century and earlier == | ||
There are no church records for this era. It might be possible to go back further by looking at notarial records, court records, orphanage records and Naturalization records, but there is no clear strategy here. | There are no church records for this era. It might be possible to go back further by looking at notarial records, court records, orphanage records and Naturalization records, but there is no clear strategy here. | ||