Luxembourg Genealogy

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Luxembourg

Guide to Luxembourg ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Luxembourg Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Research Strategies Record Finder Finding Town of Origin Online Learning
Record Types
Census Church Records Civil Registration Directories Emigration & Immigration Land & Property	Military Records Notarial Records Online Records Religious Records
Luxembourg Background
Church History French Word List Gazetteers German Word List Geography History Languages	Latin Word List Maps Naming Customs Social Life & Customs Taxation For Further Reading
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies FamilySearch Centers

Country Information

Luxembourg is a country in Europe bordered by Belgium, Germany, and France. The official languages are Luxembourgish, German, and French. Records will be in Latin, French and German.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Luxembourg Research Links to articles on getting started with Luxembourg research. "How to" Guides Luxembourg Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records Luxembourg Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records Luxembourg Census Records - FamilySearch Historical Records Luxembourg Notarial Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Luxembourg Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Luxembourg research. Luxembourg Geoportal Wikipedia site for Luxembourg Websites German Word List French Word List Latin Word List French Letter Writing Guide French Republican Calendar Handwriting Guide: German Gothic Research Tutorials at FamilySearch Beginning Research in Luxembourg Gazetteers and Maps for Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands

Luxembourg Online Genealogy Records

Ask the Community

Finding Your Ancestors' Town in Luxembourg

• Genealogical records are organized by geographical locality. Civil registration (government birth, marriage, and death records) were kept in the commune, and church records (christenings/baptisms, marriages, and burials) were kept at the parish. To search these records, you must know the town where your ancestors lived. Search the Gazetteer to locate the commune or parish when you have the town.
• If you do not know your ancestors' town, follow the advice in the Wiki article, Luxembourg Finding Town of Origin, to search a variety of records that might provide that information.

Luxembourg Clickable Map

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Luxembourg. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.

Jurisdictions

Genealogy records are kept on the commune level in Luxembourg. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.

Luxembourg has over 100 communes within 12 cantons organized into 3 districts.

• District de Diekirch northern part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  • Clervaux
  • Diekirch
  • Redange
  • Vianden
  • Wiltz

• District de Grevenmacher eastern part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  • Echternach
  • Grevenmacher
  • Remich

• District de Luxembourg western part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  • Capellen
  • Esch-sur-Alzette
  • Luxembourg
  • Mersch

FamilySearch Resources

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
• Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
• Historical Records

Other Resources

• BYU Script French Tutorials
• BYU Script German Tutorials
• BYU Script Latin Tutorials