France, Coutances et d'Avranches Diocese, Inquiries of Consanguinity - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Records
Registres des Enquêtes de Consanguinité

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Record Description
This Collection will include records from 1597 to 1818.

The collection consists of images of Catholic registers of inquiries of consanguinity (registres des enquêtes de consanguinité) from the Diocese of Coutances et d'Avranche. It includes both a chronological index and original inquiry records (1597-1792). Parishes within this diocese are within the boundaries of the department of Manche and the former province of Normandy, France.

Record Content
Records may contain the following information:


 * Name
 * Location
 * Date of act

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 * Beginning Research in France: Part 1 of 2 (video and slides)

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