Hungary Genealogy

Getting started with Hungary research
Welcome to the Hungary Page! FamilySearch Research Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Hungary Page you can learn how to find, use and analyze Hungarian records of genealogical value. Content variously targets beginner, intermediate, and expert researchers. The Hungary Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential!

Research Tools



 * Beginning Hungarian Research
 * Letter Writing Guide
 * Reference Aids Overview at the Family History Library
 * Research Guide for Hungary by BYU
 * Research in Greater Hungary
 * Websites
 * Word List
 * Hungary Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Online Databases

 * Kalocsa Archdiocesan Archives Church books from the former Bács-Bodrog county, currently in southern Hungary and northern Serbia.

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Hungary is a country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. To read more about Hungary see The World Factbook and Wikipedia

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Many people want to find out from where their ancestors have started their journey which has brought them, very often after tremendeous difficulties and often tragedies, to their present home. Read more about Research in Greater Hungary...

Historic Counties of the Kingdom of Hungary
The following 71 counties of the Kingdom of Hungary existed between 1876 and 1914:

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Related Content
Hungarians who departed Europe may be in emigrant departure lists—see the Hamburg Passenger Lists Wiki article. Germans-speaking citizens of Austria-Hungary who moved to Eastern Europe are discussed in the Germans from Russia Wiki page.

A wiki article describing this collection is found at:


 * Hungary Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Hungary, Budapest Funeral Notices (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Hungary Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Hungary Reformed Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Hungary Roman Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)