Luxembourg, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Luxembourg

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains an index to and images of civil registration records from Luxembourg for the years 1662-1941.

The events are recorded either in French or German totally by hand or in partially pre-printed books where the information is then entered by hand. The name of a child not registered when born will not be given in the death record, but the gender of that child will be. If the child was stillborn it will state that, although sometimes this term was applied to children who died shortly after birth.

Civil birth, marriage, and death records have been kept from 1796 to the present, although this collection only has records until 1924. Some records between 1796 and 1805 follow the French Republican Calendar.

Reading These Records
These records are in French and German. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:
 * French Wordlist
 * German Word List

How Do I Search This Collection?
You can either search the index or view record images. Before using either search method, it is best to know the following: As you search, look for a record which matches this information.
 * Name of the person
 * Date of the record

Search the Index

 * 1) Go to the 
 * 2) Fill in the search boxes with the information you have
 * 3) Click '''Search" to bring up a list of possible matches

View the Images

 * 1) Go to the 
 * 2) Click on the correct City or Town link
 * 3) Click on the correct Record Type and Years link to open the image viewer
 * 4) Use the onscreen controls to move between images as you look for a match

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Copy down all the information from the record image.
 * If you have not already done so, find the image of the original record. The image may contain more information than was put into the index entry.
 * Save or print a copy of the image for future reference.
 * Cite the record; see below for help citing records in this collection.
 * Use the information which has been discovered to find more. For instance, use the age listed in the record to estimate a year of birth, if that is yet undetermined.
 * Continue to search the index to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives. Note that family members often appear on an individual's vital records, such as in the role of witnesses to a marriage.

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * When looking for a person with a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which individual is correct. Use other information, such as place of birth, age, occupation, or names of parents, to determine which candidate is the correct person. If listed, a personal title may be a clue to property ownership or occupation, either of which might be noted in other records.
 * Check for variants of given names and surnames. For much of the period of this collection, spelling was not standardized; pay special attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try variations on the pronunciation. A person might also have been listed under a middle name, nickname, or abbreviation of their given name.
 * Vary the search terms. For example, either expand the date range or search by either the given name or surname to return broader list of possible matches.
 * Search the records of nearby areas. While a person in this period rarely lived more than 20 miles from their place of birth, moves within this range were common.

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Citing This Collection
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