Belgium Record Finder

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The FamilySearch moderator for Belgium is Daniel Jones.

This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.

Step 2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.

What you are looking for: Try these records first: Other useful records:
Age Civil RegistrationChurch RecordsNotarial RecordsSchools, Census Naturalization and CitizenshipEmigration and Immigration
Birth date and birthplace Civil RegistrationChurch RecordsNotarial RecordsJewish Records CensusMilitary RecordsCemeteriesBiography
Boundaries (parish, district, or county) GazetteersMapsHistory Historical GeographyChurch History
Death information Civil RegistrationChurch RecordsNotarial RecordsJewish Records CemeteriesProbate RecordsBiography
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration SocietiesMinorities
Historical background HistoryChurch History MapsMinorities
Language helps Language and Languages
Living relatives DirectoriesGenealogy SocietiesPeriodicals
Maiden name Civil RegistrationChurch Records Notarial Records
Marriage information Civil RegistrationChurch Records Notarial RecordsBiography
Naming customs Names (Personal) GenealogyPeriodicals
Noble families NobilityHeraldry
Occupations DirectoriesChurch RecordsCensus Emigration and ImmigrationMilitary Records
Parents, children, and other family members Civil RegistrationChurch RecordsGenealogySocieties Probate RecordsNotarial RecordsBiography
Physical description Military RecordsBiography
Place-finding aids GazetteersMaps Historical Geography
Places of residence Civil RegistrationDirectoriesEmigration and Immigration Census, Voting Registers, Schools, Taxation
Previous research (compiled genealogy) GenealogyPeriodicalsSocieties BiographyHistoryNobilityHeraldryMinorities
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries SocietiesPeriodicals
Religion Church Records MinoritiesCemeteries
Social activities Social Life and Customs History