Luxembourg Census Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Luxembourg

What Is in This Collection?
This collection contains images of the Luxembourg censuses which were taken approximately every three years for the years 1843 to 1900. The records include all household members, places, names, ages (sometimes a full birth date), professions, genders, and marital statuses. Sometimes they also show nationalities, religions, places of birth, and family positions. The text is in French or German.

For a list of records by localities and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

Reading These Records
For help reading the records see the following wiki articles:


 * French Genealogical Word List
 * German Genealogical Word List

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Census Records usually contain:
 * Names
 * Ages (sometimes a full birth date)
 * Places
 * Gender
 * Marital Status
 * Occupation
 * Place and year of birth
 * Names of all family members
 * Nationality
 * Religions
 * Birth places
 * Family position

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching, it is best to know the following: As you search, look for a record which matches this information.
 * Name of the person
 * Town where they lived

View the Images

 * 1) Go to the ''' for the collection
 * 2) Click on the correct Municipality link
 * 3) Click on the correct Year (Roll Number) link to open the image viewer
 * 4) Use the onscreen controls to move between record images as you look for a match

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in French or German. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:


 * French Wordlist
 * German Word List

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details such as a title, an occupation, or land ownership. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors.

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

 * Look for variant spellings of the names along with nicknames and abbreviated names.
 * Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. Local genealogical and historical societies may have indexes to local records.
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby localities.

Known Issues with This Collection
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Citing this Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. Collection Citation

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